Strained InGaAs/AlGaAs quantum well infrared detectors at 4.5 μm
- 24 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 64 (4) , 478-480
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111135
Abstract
We demonstrate midinfrared photodetection at λ=4.5 μm in a multi-quantum well detector using a strained InGaAs/AlGaAs alloy grown on a GaAs substrate. The detector shows very low dark current of a few pA, a peak unpolarized light responsivity R=12 mA/W for an external 45° angle of incidence, and a background-limited detectivity D*BL=4×1010 cm Hz1/2/W at temperatures up to 95 K in the same conditions. This opens the way to high performance 3–5 and 8–12 μm GaAs-based multispectral detectorsKeywords
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