Title :
High detectivity short-wavelength II–VI quantum cascade detector
Author :
Ravikumar, A.P. ; Garcia, T.A. ; De Jesus, J. ; Tamargo, M.C. ; Gmachl, Claire F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first II-VI based short-wave (λ ≤ 4 μm) Quantum Cascade Detector. Peak responsivity and background limited detectivity of 0.1 mA/W and 2.5×1010 cm√Hz/W, respectively, were measured at 80 K.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; infrared detectors; background limited detectivity; characteristic resistance-area product; high detectivity quantum cascade detector; peak responsivity; short-wavelength II-VI quantum cascade detector; temperature 80 K; Dark current; Detectors; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
