Dr. Pradip Mitra Profile

Dr. Pradip Mitra

Senior Director, Advanced Development Programs at Leonardo DRS

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 10 October 2023 Paper

Monte Carlo modeling of HgCdTe avalanche photodiodes

Mike Zhu, Ilya Prigozhin, Pradip Mitra, Chris Schaake, Richard Scritchfield, Enrico Bellotti

Proceedings Volume 12687, 126870D (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2682181

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Mercury cadmium telluride, Avalanche photodetectors, Modeling, Simulations, Ionization, 3D modeling, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Advancements in linear-mode photon-counting HgCdTe e-APDs for space and defense applications

P. Duke Anderson, James McCurdy, Adam Huebner, Austin Sawatsky, Christopher Schaake, Grady Cook, Xiaoli Sun, Pradip Mitra

Proceedings Volume 12512, 1251208 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2664959

KEYWORDS: Mid infrared, Avalanche photodetectors, LIDAR, Readout integrated circuits, Mercury cadmium telluride, Photodetectors, Staring arrays, Design and modelling, Single photon detectors, Detector arrays, Avalanche photodiodes, Photography, Photodiodes

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation

High operating temperature linear mode HgCdTe avalanche photodiodes for the extended SWIR

Pradip Mitra

Proceedings Volume 12107, 121070C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2622345

KEYWORDS: Mercury cadmium telluride, Avalanche photodiodes, Short wave infrared radiation, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Electro optics, Electro optical systems, Data modeling, Computing systems, Staring arrays

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SPIE Journal Paper | 17 June 2019 Open Access

HgCdTe avalanche photodiode array detectors with single photon sensitivity and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications

Xiaoli Sun, James Abshire, Michael Krainak, Wei Lu, Jeff Beck, William Sullivan, Pradip Mitra, Dick Rawlings, Renny Fields, David Hinkley, Bradley Hirasuna

OE, Vol. 58, Issue 06, 067103, (June 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.58.6.067103

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Microlens array, Avalanche photodiodes, Single photon, LIDAR, Pulsed laser operation, Cryocoolers, Photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Single photon HgCdTe avalanche photodiode and integrated detector cooler assemblies for space lidar applications

Xiaoli Sun, James Abshire, Michael Krainak, Wei Lu, Jeff Beck, William Sullivan, Pradip Mitra, Dick Rawlings, Renny Fields, David Hinkley, Bradley Hirasuna

Proceedings Volume 10659, 106590C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305017

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Microlens array, Photon counting, LIDAR, Single photon

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2015 Paper

Linear mode photon counting from visible to MWIR with HgCdTe avalanche photodiode focal plane arrays

William Sullivan, Jeffrey Beck, Richard Scritchfield, Mark Skokan, Pradip Mitra, Xiaoli Sun, James Abshire, Darren Carpenter, Barry Lane

Proceedings Volume 9492, 94920T (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2180394

KEYWORDS: Readout integrated circuits, Metals, Mercury cadmium telluride, Diodes, Staring arrays, Sensors, Photon counting, Signal to noise ratio, Avalanche photodetectors, Mirrors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 April 2014

Linear mode photon counting with the noiseless gain HgCdTe e-avalanche photodiode

Jeffrey Beck, Richard Scritchfield, Pradip Mitra, William Sullivan, Anthony Gleckler, Robert Strittmatter, Robert Martin

OE, Vol. 53, Issue 08, 081905, (April 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.53.8.081905

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Readout integrated circuits, Photon counting, Signal to noise ratio, Analog electronics, Staring arrays, Single photon, Mid-IR, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2013 Paper

A highly sensitive multi-element HgCdTe e-APD detector for IPDA lidar applications

Jeff Beck, James McCurdy, Mark Skokan, Chris Kamilar, Richard Scritchfield, Terry Welch, Pradip Mitra, Xiaoli Sun, James Abshire, Kirk Reiff

Proceedings Volume 8739, 87390V (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018083

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Readout integrated circuits, Mercury cadmium telluride, LIDAR, Amplifiers, Absorption, Detector arrays, Electronics, Carbon dioxide

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2011 Paper

Linear-mode photon counting with the noiseless gain HgCdTe e-APD

Jeffrey Beck, Richard Scritchfield, Pradip Mitra, William Sullivan, Anthony Gleckler, Robert Strittmatter, Robert Martin

Proceedings Volume 8033, 80330N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886161

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Signal to noise ratio, Readout integrated circuits, Analog electronics, Single photon, Photon counting, Staring arrays, Mid-IR, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2009 Paper

Performance and modeling of the MWIR HgCdTe electron avalanche photodiode

Jeffrey Beck, Richard Scritchfield, Billy Sullivan, Jamie Teherani, Chang-Feng Wan, Mike Kinch, Martha Ohlson, Mark Skokan, Lewis Wood, Pradip Mitra, Mike Goodwin, Jim Robinson

Proceedings Volume 7298, 729838 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819045

KEYWORDS: Avalanche photodetectors, Diodes, Diffusion, Mid-IR, Point spread functions, Capacitance, Mercury cadmium telluride, Performance modeling, Signal to noise ratio, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2007 Paper

Gated IR imaging with 128 × 128 HgCdTe electron avalanche photodiode FPA

Jeff Beck, Milton Woodall, Richard Scritchfield, Martha Ohlson, Lewis Wood, Pradip Mitra, Jim Robinson

Proceedings Volume 6542, 654217 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719358

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Sensors, Forward looking infrared, Imaging systems, Readout integrated circuits, Modulation transfer functions, Fiber optic illuminators, Mercury cadmium telluride, Mid-IR, Avalanche photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2006 Paper

SWIR hyperspectral detection with integrated HgCdTe detector and tunable MEMS filter

P. Mitra, J. Beck, M. Skokan, J. Robinson, J. Antoszewski, K. Winchester, A. Keating, T. Nguyen, K. K. M. B. D. Silva, C. Musca, J. Dell, L. Faraone

Proceedings Volume 6295, 62950G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.685469

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Mirrors, Optical filters, Tunable filters, Electronic filtering, Photoresistors, Silicon, Short wave infrared radiation, Microelectromechanical systems

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2006 Paper

Adaptive focal plane array (AFPA) technologies for integrated infrared microsystems

P. Mitra, J. Beck, M. Skokan, J. Robinson, J. Antoszewski, K. Winchester, A. Keating, T. Nguyen, K. K. M. B. D. Silva, C. Musca, J. Dell, L. Faraone

Proceedings Volume 6232, 62320G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673010

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Mirrors, Optical filters, Photoresistors, Tunable filters, Electronic filtering, Silicon, Staring arrays, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2005 Paper

MEMS based tunable infrared sensors

J. Antoszewski, K. Winchester, A. Keating, T. Nguyen, K. K. M. B. D. Silva, H. Huang, C. Musca, J. Dell, L. Faraone, P. Mitra, J. Beck, M. Skokan, J. Robinson

Proceedings Volume 5840, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624884

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Microelectromechanical systems, Mercury cadmium telluride, Sensors, Optical filters, Short wave infrared radiation, Silicon, Photodiodes, Infrared sensors, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2005 Paper

A monolithically integrated HgCdTe SWIR photodetector and tunable MEMS-based optical filter

J. Antoszewski, K. Winchester, A. Keating, T. Nguyen, K. K. M. B. D. Silva, H. Huang, C. Musca, J. Dell, L. Faraone, P. Mitra, J. Beck, M. Skokan, J. Robinson

Proceedings Volume 5783, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603519

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Mercury cadmium telluride, Optical filters, Sensors, Microelectromechanical systems, Photoresistors, Short wave infrared radiation, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Infrared detectors, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 2004 Paper

The HgCdTe electron avalanche photodiode

Jeffrey Beck, Chang-Feng Wan, Michael Kinch, James Robinson, Pradip Mitra, Richard Scritchfield, Feng Ma, Joe Campbell

Proceedings Volume 5564, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.565142

KEYWORDS: Mercury cadmium telluride, Avalanche photodetectors, Mid-IR, Avalanche photodiodes, Short wave infrared radiation, Diodes, Ionization, Long wavelength infrared, Sensors, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2003 Paper

LWIR multispectral quantum well infrared photodetectors

Pradip Mitra, Francine Case, James McCurdy

Proceedings Volume 5074, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497402

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorption, Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Quantum wells, Quantum efficiency, Staring arrays, Gallium arsenide, Detector arrays, Long wavelength infrared, Infrared detectors

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Proceedings Article | 23 January 2003 Paper

LWIR multi/hyperspectral detection with enhanced quantum well infrared photodetectors

Pradip Mitra, Austin Brouns, Francine Case, James McCurdy

Proceedings Volume 4820, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450915

KEYWORDS: Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Long wavelength infrared, Staring arrays, Absorption, Optical resonators, Metals, Wave propagation, Dielectric polarization

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1999 Paper

MOVPE growth of HgCdTe for bandgap engineered IR detector arrays

Pradip Mitra, Marion Reine

Proceedings Volume 3629, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344578

KEYWORDS: Mercury cadmium telluride, Doping, Iodine, Sensors, Medium wave, Liquid phase epitaxy, Arsenic, Heterojunctions, Photodiodes, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 1998 Paper

Simultaneous MW/LW dual-band MOVPE HgCdTe 64x64 FPAs

Marion Reine, Allen Hairston, P. O'Dette, Stephen Tobin, F. Smith, B. Musicant, Pradip Mitra, Francine Case

Proceedings Volume 3379, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317588

KEYWORDS: Medium wave, Mercury cadmium telluride, Sensors, Staring arrays, Photodiodes, Quantum efficiency, Capacitors, Heterojunctions, Resistance, Readout integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 1994 Paper

Iodine doping and MOCVD in-situ growth of HgCdTe p-on-n heterojunctions

Pradip Mitra, Thomas Schimert, Francine Case, Y. Tyan, M. Kestigian, Richard Starr, Margaret Weiler, Marion Reine

Proceedings Volume 2228, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179649

KEYWORDS: Iodine, Doping, Mercury cadmium telluride, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Heterojunctions, Photodiodes, Mercury, Cadmium, Tellurium, Multilayers

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