GaAs/GaInP Quantum Well Intersubband Photodetectors for Focal Plane Array Infrared Imaging

Abstract

ABSTRACTWe demonstrate long wavelength quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIP) with GaAs quantum wells and GalnP barriers grown using gas-source molecular beam epitaxy. Wafers were grown with varying well widths. The optimum well width was 75 Å, which resulted in a detection peak at 13 μm and a cutoff wavelength of 15 μm Dark current measurements of the samples with 15 μm cutoff wavelength show low dark current densities. Preliminary focal plane array imaging is demonstrated.