Quantum structure optimization for infrared detection

Ning Li; Hong-lou Zhen; Wang-ping Wang; Jian Wang; Xiao-shuang Chen; Zhi-feng Li; Wen-xin Wang; Hong Chen; Feng-qi Liu; Wei Lu

doi:10.1117/12.839635

4 August 2009 Quantum structure optimization for infrared detection

Ning Li, Hong-lou Zhen, Wang-ping Wang, Jian Wang, Xiao-shuang Chen, Zhi-feng Li, Wen-xin Wang, Hong Chen, Feng-qi Liu, Wei Lu

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Proceedings Volume 7383, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Advances in Infrared Imaging and Applications; 738306 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839635
Event: International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009, 2009, Beijing, China

Abstract

Quantum structure has been optimized for the excited state confinement to improve the detector performance of quantum wells infrared detector (QWIP) and quantum dots infrared detector (QDIP). By the energy band engineering, the quantum states in quantum structure are easier to be manipulated than the case in interband transition of bulk material. Moreover, the confined state in resonant tunneling diode has shown its function to amplify the photo-excited carrier in the order of 10⁷, which imply that a new high sensitivity infrared detector will be resulted from the integration of such amplification quantum structure with the quantum inter-subband transition structure. The optimized quantum structure has been used for the QDIP linear array and very long wavelength QWIP linear array in the format of 256×1. The response peak for QDIP is at 6μm. Two type of QWIP is developed with the response peak at 12μm and 15μm, respectively.

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Ning Li, Hong-lou Zhen, Wang-ping Wang, Jian Wang, Xiao-shuang Chen, Zhi-feng Li, Wen-xin Wang, Hong Chen, Feng-qi Liu, and Wei Lu "Quantum structure optimization for infrared detection", Proc. SPIE 7383, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Advances in Infrared Imaging and Applications, 738306 (4 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839635

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