INGAP/GAAS Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors

Abstract

The objective of this Phase II SBIR was to improve the quality of multi-quantum well materials suitable for infrared detector applications and to investigate novel bandgap engineering concepts utilizing InGaP/GaAs heterostructure materials. The subcontractor, Northwestern University, was successful in growing high quality InGaP/GaAs multi-quantum well materials by low pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and in demonstrating improved performance in the photodetector test structures fabricated from these materials. Most of the results in this report are from the research work at Northwestern University. The Prime contractor, Kopin corporation, was not successful in transferring the growth parameters for these materials from Northwestern University to their production-scale MOCVD reactors. No reportable results were obtained on the Kopin materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA358405

Entities

People

  • Jialu Fan
  • N. Pan

Organizations

  • Kopin Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electrons
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Gaps
  • Fermi Levels
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing