CA2091053A1 - Miniband transport quantum well infrared detector - Google Patents
Miniband transport quantum well infrared detectorInfo
- Publication number
- CA2091053A1 CA2091053A1 CA002091053A CA2091053A CA2091053A1 CA 2091053 A1 CA2091053 A1 CA 2091053A1 CA 002091053 A CA002091053 A CA 002091053A CA 2091053 A CA2091053 A CA 2091053A CA 2091053 A1 CA2091053 A1 CA 2091053A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- miniband
- layers
- semiconductor
- quantum wells
- transport
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
- B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
- B82Y20/00—Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
- H01L31/0352—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their shape or by the shapes, relative sizes or disposition of the semiconductor regions
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
- H01L31/0352—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their shape or by the shapes, relative sizes or disposition of the semiconductor regions
- H01L31/035236—Superlattices; Multiple quantum well structures
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- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/08—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors
- H01L31/10—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors characterised by potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
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- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Nanotechnology (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US60628590A | 1990-10-31 | 1990-10-31 | |
| US606,285 | 1990-10-31 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2091053A1 true CA2091053A1 (en) | 1992-05-01 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002091053A Abandoned CA2091053A1 (en) | 1990-10-31 | 1991-10-24 | Miniband transport quantum well infrared detector |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP0555402A1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JPH06502743A (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU9030791A (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2091053A1 (ja) |
| IL (1) | IL99855A0 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1992008250A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL106130A (en) * | 1992-06-30 | 1996-10-19 | Martin Marietta Corp | Detector with minimal stripe transport of quantum sources and a method for detecting electromagnetic radiation |
| US5477060A (en) * | 1993-06-25 | 1995-12-19 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Infrared hot electron transistor with a superlattice base |
| FR2729789B1 (fr) * | 1993-09-10 | 1998-03-20 | Thomson Csf | Detecteur a puits quantique et procede de realisation |
| GB2298735A (en) * | 1995-03-08 | 1996-09-11 | Sharp Kk | Semiconductor device having a miniband |
| US5539206A (en) * | 1995-04-20 | 1996-07-23 | Loral Vought Systems Corporation | Enhanced quantum well infrared photodetector |
| SG68636A1 (en) * | 1997-09-27 | 1999-11-16 | Univ Singapore | Dual band infrared detector using step multiquantum wells with superlattice barriers |
| US6054718A (en) * | 1998-03-31 | 2000-04-25 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Quantum well infrared photocathode having negative electron affinity surface |
| JP5282361B2 (ja) * | 2007-02-19 | 2013-09-04 | 富士通株式会社 | 量子井戸型光検知器及びその製造方法 |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPH0821748B2 (ja) * | 1985-09-04 | 1996-03-04 | 株式会社日立製作所 | 半導体レ−ザ装置 |
| US4894526A (en) * | 1987-01-15 | 1990-01-16 | American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories | Infrared-radiation detector device |
| US5047822A (en) * | 1988-03-24 | 1991-09-10 | Martin Marietta Corporation | Electro-optic quantum well device |
| CA1314614C (en) * | 1988-06-06 | 1993-03-16 | Clyde George Bethea | Quantum-well radiation detector |
| DE69023932D1 (de) * | 1989-01-31 | 1996-01-18 | Ibm | Photodetektor mit resonantem Tunneleffekt zur Anwendung für grosse Wellenlängen. |
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1991
- 1991-10-24 EP EP92902033A patent/EP0555402A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-10-24 CA CA002091053A patent/CA2091053A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-10-24 AU AU90307/91A patent/AU9030791A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-10-24 WO PCT/US1991/008004 patent/WO1992008250A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-10-24 JP JP4500854A patent/JPH06502743A/ja active Pending
- 1991-10-25 IL IL99855A patent/IL99855A0/xx unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| IL99855A0 (en) | 1992-08-18 |
| EP0555402A1 (en) | 1993-08-18 |
| WO1992008250A1 (en) | 1992-05-14 |
| AU9030791A (en) | 1992-05-26 |
| JPH06502743A (ja) | 1994-03-24 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Discontinued |