Published November 13, 1989 | Version public
Journal Article Open

Performance limitations of GaAs/AlGaAs infrared superlattices

Abstract

The performance of the GaAs/AlGaAs superlattice as an infrared detecting material is modeled as a function of temperature for two cutoff wavelengths, namely, 8.3 and 10.0 µm. The results are compared with HgCdTe, the present industry standard material for infrared systems. The limiting performance of the GaAs/AlGaAs materials system is found to be orders of magnitude below that of HgCdTe for any specific cutoff wavelength and operating temperature.

Additional Information

Copyright © 1989 American Institute of Physics. (Received 17 May 1989; accepted 13 September 1989) One of the authors (A.Y.) acknowledges the Material Research Council of the Defense Advanced Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research for support of this work. The authors acknowledge fruitful discussions with Dr. T.C. McGill and Dr. H. Ehrenreich.

Files

KINapl89.pdf

Files (539.4 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:c8bcd3a922cd72d7eaadf0a6517eadb7
539.4 kB Preview Download

Additional details

Identifiers

Eprint ID
9115
Resolver ID
CaltechAUTHORS:KINapl89

Dates

Created
2007-10-29
Created from EPrint's datestamp field
Updated
2021-11-08
Created from EPrint's last_modified field