Performance characteristics of high-purity mid-wave and long-wave infrared type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice infrared photodiodes

Andrew Hood; Manijeh Razeghi; Vaidya Nathan; Meimei Z. Tidrow

doi:10.1117/12.659120

28 February 2006 Performance characteristics of high-purity mid-wave and long-wave infrared type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice infrared photodiodes

Andrew Hood, Manijeh Razeghi, Vaidya Nathan, Meimei Z. Tidrow

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Proceedings Volume 6127, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices III; 61270U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659120
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2006, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The authors report on recent advances in the development of mid-, long-, and very long-wavelength infrared (MWIR, LWIR, and VLWIR) type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice infrared photodiodes. The residual carrier background of binary type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes of cut-off wavelengths around 5 μm has been studied in the temperature range between 10 and 200 K. A four-point, capacitance-voltage technique on mid-wavelength and long-wavelength type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice infrared photodiodes reveal residual background concentrations around 5 × 10¹⁴ cm^-3. Additionally, recent progress towards LWIR photodiodes for focal plane array imaging applications is presented. Single element detectors with a cut-off wavelength, λ_c,50%, of 10.2 μm demonstrated detectivities of approximately 1 × 10¹¹ cmHz^1/2W^-1 and quantum efficiencies of 32% at the peak responsivity wavelength of around 7.9 μm. Furthermore, high-performance VLWIR single element photodiodes are discussed. The silicon dioxide passivation of VLWIR photodiodes is also presented, which resulted in an approximately 5 times increase of the sidewall resistivity. The latest developments in this material system lend further support for its use as a high-performance alternative for infrared optical systems compared to the current state-of-the-art imaging systems, especially those approaching the long-wavelength and very-long-wavelength infrared.

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Andrew Hood, Manijeh Razeghi, Vaidya Nathan, and Meimei Z. Tidrow "Performance characteristics of high-purity mid-wave and long-wave infrared type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice infrared photodiodes", Proc. SPIE 6127, Quantum Sensing and Nanophotonic Devices III, 61270U (28 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659120

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