Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors Physics and Applications /

• Main Authors: Schneider, Harald (Author), Liu, Hui Chun (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Series in OPTICAL SCIENCES, 126
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Engineering.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Quantum Optics.; Engineering, general.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Addressed to both students as a learning text and scientists/engineers as a reference, this book discusses the physics and applications of quantum-well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs). It is assumed that the reader has a basic background in quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and semiconductor d...

Table of Contents:

• Physics
• Basics of Infrared Detection
• Semiconductor Quantum Wells and Intersubband
• Photoconductive QWIP
• Photovoltaic QWIP
• Optical Coupling
• Miscellaneous Effects
• Related Structures and Devices
• Applications
• Thermal Imaging
• Dynamics, Ultrafast, and Heterodyne
• Conclusions and outlook.