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Hot Dot Detectors. Infrared Quantum Dot Intersubband Photodetectors Are a Promising Technology for Multiwavelength IR Detection

Krishna et al., 2002

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Krishna S
Stiff-Roberts A
Phillips J
Bhattacharya P
Kennerly S
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This article presents the characteristics of a relatively new device, the quantum dot infrared IR photodetector, or QDIP. Recent advances in the epitaxial growth of strained heterostructures, such as GaInAs on GaAs, have led to the realization of coherent islands …
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