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25 September 2017 Radiometric characterization of type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice (t2sl) midwave infrared photodetectors and focal plane arrays
Jean Nghiem, E. Giard, M. Delmas, J. B. Rodriguez, P. Christol, M. Caes, H. Martijn, E. Costard, I. Ribet-Mohamed
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Proceedings Volume 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016; 105623Y (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296053
Event: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, 2016, Biarritz, France
Abstract
In recent years, Type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice (T2SL) has emerged as a new material technology suitable for high performance infrared (IR) detectors operating from Near InfraRed (NIR, 2-3μm) to Very Long Wavelength InfraRed (LWIR, λ > 15μm) wavelength domains. To compare their performances with well-established IR technologies such as MCT, InSb or QWIP cooled detectors, specific electrical and radiometric characterizations are needed: dark current, spectral response, quantum efficiency, temporal and spatial noises, stability… In this paper, we first present quantum efficiency measurements performed on T2SL MWIR (3-5μm) photodiodes and on one focal plane array (320x256 pixels with 30μm pitch, realized in the scope of a french collaboration ). Different T2SL structures (InAs-rich versus GaSb-rich) with the same cutoff wavelength (λc= 5μm at 80K) were studied. Results are analysed in term of carrier diffusion length in order to define the optimum thickness and type of doping of the absorbing zone. We then focus on the stability over time of a commercial T2SL FPA (320x256 pixels with 30μm pitch), measuring the commonly used residual fixed pattern noise (RFPN) figure of merit. Results are excellent, with a very stable behaviour over more than 3 weeks, and less than 10 flickering pixels, possibly giving access to long-term stability of IR absolute calibration.
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Jean Nghiem, E. Giard, M. Delmas, J. B. Rodriguez, P. Christol, M. Caes, H. Martijn, E. Costard, and I. Ribet-Mohamed "Radiometric characterization of type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice (t2sl) midwave infrared photodetectors and focal plane arrays", Proc. SPIE 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, 105623Y (25 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296053
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KEYWORDS
Quantum efficiency
Staring arrays
Mid-IR
Photodiodes
Diffusion
Calibration
Long wavelength infrared
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