Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9828933 | Infrared Physics & Technology | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The optimization of diffraction gratings for pixelless thermal imagers based on the epitaxial integration of a 9-μm quantum-well infrared photodetector (QWIP) and a near-infrared light-emitting diode (LED) is reported. It is found that the thickness of the reflecting layer deposited onto the grating should be carefully controlled to reach a good tradeoff between high infrared responsivity of the QWIP and reasonable external efficiency of the LED. In addition, on a non-optimized device we demonstrated thermal images with a temperature sensitivity below 100 mK and a noise equivalent temperature difference of 57 mK.
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Authors
E. Dupont, M. Byloos, T. Oogarah, M. Buchanan, H.C. Liu,