Detector material and sensitivity analysis for space-based infrared sensors

Xiao wei Shi; Xiao jian Xu

doi:10.1007/s11801-010-9008-8

Detector material and sensitivity analysis for space-based infrared sensors

Xiao wei Shi^*
, Xiao jian Xu

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Electronic and Information Engineering

Beihang University

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The ultimate detection performance of HgCdTe, quantum well (QW) and extrinsic Si detectors under low temperatures is analyzed. The theoretical limits of the internal photon response for the three detectors are compared. The materials of space-based detectors in space tracking and surveillance system (STSS) are discussed. The results show that among three detectors, the best performance can be obtained from HgCdTe detectors under 40 K in the mid-long wave infrared (MLWIR) and long wave infrared (LWIR) spectral regions. Its ultimate detectivity in the MLWIR spectral region, with a cutoff wavelength of 8 μm, is on the order of 1×10¹⁸ cm·Hz^1/2/W. And that in the LWIR spectral region, with cutoff wavelengths of 12 μm, 16 μm and 20 μm, is on the order of 1×10¹⁵ cm·Hz^1/2/W, 1×10¹⁴ cm·Hz^1/2/W and 1×10¹³ cm·Hz^1/2/W, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-30
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optoelectronics Letters
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-010-9008-8
State	Published - 2010

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