HgCdTe avalanche photodiode array detectors with single photon sensitivity and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications
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DOI: 10.1117/1.oe.58.6.067103
Abstract: Abstract. A HgCdTe avalanche photodiode (APD) focal plane array assembly with linear mode photon-counting capability has been developed for space lidar applications. An integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) has been built using a miniature Stirling… read more here.
Keywords: array; space lidar; hgcdte avalanche; cooler ... See more keywords
HgCdTe avalanche photodiode detectors for airborne and spaceborne lidar at infrared wavelengths.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.016589
Abstract: We report results from characterizing the HgCdTe avalanche photodiode (APD) arrays developed for lidar at infrared wavelengths by using the high density vertically integrated photodiodes (HDVIP®) technique. The results show >90% quantum efficiencies between 0.8… read more here.
Keywords: infrared wavelengths; lidar; avalanche photodiode; hgcdte avalanche ... See more keywords