Title :
Resonant cavity enhanced HgCdTe detectors
Author :
Wehner, J.G.A. ; Sewell, R.H. ; Musca, C.A. ; Dell, J.M. ; Faraone, L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Western Australia Univ., Crawley, WA, Australia
Abstract :
Resonant cavity enhanced (RCE) HgCdTe structures are investigated for use in multi- and hyper-spectral mid-wavelength infrared detectors. RCE performance is shown in the responsivity of fabricated devices, with performance limited by surface recombination.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; cavity resonators; infrared detectors; mercury compounds; photodetectors; surface recombination; HgCdTe; HgCdTe detectors; hyperspectral midwavelength infrared detectors; multispectral midwavelength infrared detectors; resonant cavity enhancement; responsivity; surface recombination; Annealing; Detectors; Etching; Mercury (metals); Mirrors; Optical computing; Photoconductivity; Resonance; Signal to noise ratio; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547965
