Fundamentals of Infrared Detector Materials (Tutorial Texts)

The choice of available infrared (IR) detectors for insertion into modern IR systems is both large and confusing. The purpose of this volume is to provide a technical database from which rational IR detector selection criteria evolve, and thus clarify the options open to the modern IR system designer. Emphasis concentrates mainly on high-performance IR systems operating in a tactical environment, although there also is discussion of both strategic environments and low- to medium-performance system requirements.

Contents

- Introduction
- IR Detector Performance Criteria
- IR Detector Materials: A Technology Comparison
- Intrinsic Direct Bandgap Semiconductors
- HgCdTe: Material of Choice for Tactical Systems
- Uncooled Detection
- HgCdTe Electron Avalanche Photodiodes (EAPDs)
- Future HgCdTe Developments
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Mathcad Program for HgCdTe Diode Dark Current Modeling
- References
- Index