Research on Laser-Damage Threshold of Photoelectric Detectors,

Abstract

Permanent laser-damage effects in silicon PIN photoelectric diodes and silicon avalanche photodiodes irradiated with a l.06 micrometer or an 0.53 micrometer laser are studied. The laser-damage thresholds of the detectors are experimentally measured. The mean reason for causing permanent damage includes latent heat scorching at the PN junction of the photoelectric diodes. The damage thresholds are dependent on wavelength, pulse duration, and photodiode structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 1996
Accession Number
ADA306467

Entities

People

  • Chen Dezhang
  • Zhang C. Quan

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Avalanche Photodiodes
  • Detectors
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Diodes
  • Electric Fields
  • Energy
  • Heat Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Damage
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials
  • Melting Point
  • P-N Junctions
  • Photodiodes
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy