In the last two decades, several new concepts for improving the performance of infrared
detectors have been proposed. These new concepts particularly address the drive towards …

The predicted'Law 19'benchmark for HgCdTe photodiode performance established in 2019
is a milestone in the development of infrared (IR) detectors and make the dream of Elliott …

Investigations of antimonide-based materials began at about the same time as HgCdTe
ternary alloys—in the 1950s, and the apparent rapid success of their technology, especially …

This new edition of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors provides a comprehensive overview of
infrared and terahertz detector technology, from fundamental science to materials and …

In 1959, Lawson and co-workers published the paper which triggered development of
variable band gap Hg 1− x Cd x Te (HgCdTe) alloys providing an unprecedented degree of …

Fundamental and technological issues associated with the development and exploitation of
the most advanced infrared technologies is discussed. In these classes of detectors both …

The extraordinary electronic and two-dimensional materials make them promising
candidates to replace traditional photodetectors in infrared and terahertz spectral ranges …

Recent progress, in small infrared detector fabrication, has raised interest in determining the
minimum useful detector size. We approach detector size analysis, from an imaging system …

HgCdTe, a variable bandgap alloy, discovered in the United Kingdom in 1959,
encompassed wide spectral bands in the infrared (IR) region. At present, it is the most widely …

Infrared detection and imaging are key enabling technologies for a vast number of
applications, ranging from communication, to medicine and astronomy, and have recently …