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22 October 1996 Required composition uniformity of Hg1-xCdxTe substrate for focal plane arrays
Vishnu Gopal
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Abstract
This paper presents a comparison of theoretically predicted spatial NETD and mean temporal NETD as a function of the composition uniformity of Hg1-xCdxTe substrate used in the fabrication of IR detector arrays. The prediction of the spatial NETD is based on the residual spatial noise left behind in the FPA after implementing a linear two point nonuniformity compensation algorithm. The effect of using an optical filter on the spatial NETD is also included to show that the specifications on the composition uniformity of the Hg1-xCdxTe substrate can be partially relaxed by using an optical filter whose cut-off wavelength is less than the cutoff wavelength of the photodiodes of mean response. The composition uniformity leading to temporal noise rather than the spatial noise limited performances are suggested to be indicating the required composition uniformity of Hg1-xCdxTe substrate for focal plane arrays (FPA). The results are presented for both MWIR and LWIR HgCdTe hybrid FPAs.
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Vishnu Gopal "Required composition uniformity of Hg1-xCdxTe substrate for focal plane arrays", Proc. SPIE 2816, Infrared Detectors for Remote Sensing: Physics, Materials, and Devices, (22 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255169
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KEYWORDS
Staring arrays

Optical filters

Mercury cadmium telluride

Infrared detectors

Long wavelength infrared

Calibration

Mid-IR

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