High performance long wavelength infrared mega-pixel focal plane array based on type-II superlattices

Paritosh Manurkar*, Shaban Ramezani-Darvish, Binh Minh Nguyen, Manijeh Razeghi, John Hubbs

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Abstract

A large format 1k×1k focal plane array (FPA) is realized using type-II superlattice photodiodes for long wavelength infrared detection. Material growth on a 3 in. GaSb substrate exhibits a 50% cutoff wavelength of 11 μm across the entire wafer. The FPA shows excellent imaging. Noise equivalent temperature differences of 23.6 mK at 81 K and 22.5 mK at 68 K are achieved with an integration time of 0.13 ms, a 300 K background and f/4 optics. We report a dark current density of 3.3× 10-4 A cm -2 and differential resistance-area product at zero bias R 0 A of 166 ξ cm2 at 81 K, and 5.1× 10-5 A cm -2 and 1286 ξ cm2, respectively, at 68 K. The quantum efficiency obtained is 78%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number193505
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume97
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 8 2010

Funding

This work is partially supported through the U.S. Army Night Vision Laboratory and the Missile Defense Agency. The authors would like to thank Dr. Meimei Tidrow (Army NVL) for her support, encouragement and scientific discussions; and Guanxi Chen and Anh Hoang Minh (both from Center for Quantum Devices) for technical support.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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