Detector and imaging performance of 256×256 LWIR miniband transport multiple quantum well focal plane arrays

Author

Faska, T.S. ; Beck, W.A. ; Little, J.W. ; Albrittion, J. ; Sensiper, M.

Author_Institution

Martin Marietta Labs., Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

23-27 May 1994

Firstpage

1059

Abstract

Single pixel radiometric measurements and array performance of 256×256 miniband-transport multiple quantum well focal plane arrays (FPAs) are presented. The detectors typically have a peak wavelength of 9.1 μm with spectral bandwidth of 1.1 μm. Laboratory measurements using the NVL 3D noise analysis technique indicate that these first generation 256×256 FPAs have a temporal noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of 22 mK and spatial NETD of ~40 mK (for an 8°C calibration interval) when operated at 60 K in an f/2.36 camera system

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; calibration; gallium arsenide; infrared detectors; infrared imaging; radiometry; semiconductor quantum wells; 1.1 muHz; 256 pixel; 60 K; 65536 pixel; 8 C; 9.1 mum; FPA; GaAs-AlGaAs; LWIR miniband transport multiple quantum well focal plane arrays; calibration interval; fixed pattern NETD; imaging performance; laboratory measurement; radiometric measurement; single pixel measurement; spatial NETD; temporal noise equivalent temperature difference; Bandwidth; Calibration; Cameras; Detectors; Laboratories; Noise generators; Noise measurement; Radiometry; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1994. NAECON 1994., Proceedings of the IEEE 1994 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1893-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1994.332925

Filename

332925