HgCdTe APDS for time resolved space applications

  • J. Rothman
  • , G. Lasfargues
  • , B. Delacourt
  • , A. Dumas
  • , F. Gibert
  • , A. Bardoux
  • , M. Boutillier

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Abstract

HgCdTe APDs have opened a new horizon in photon starved applications due to their exceptional performance in terms of high linear gain, low excess noise and high quantum efficiency. Both focal plane arrays (FPAs) and large array single element using HgCdTe (MCT) APDs have been developed at CEA/Leti and Sofradir and high performance devices are at present available to detect without deterioration the spatial and/or temporal information in photon fluxes with a low number of photon in each spatio-temporal bin. The enhancement in performance that can be achieved with MCT has subsequently been demonstrated in a wide scope of applications such as astronomical observations, active imaging, deep space telecommunications, atmospheric LIDAR and mid-IR (MIR) time resolved photoluminescence measurements. Most of these applications can be used in space borne platforms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2016
EditorsBruno Cugny, Nikos Karafolas, Zoran Sodnik
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510616134
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sept 2017
EventInternational Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2016 - Biarritz, France
Duration: 18 Oct 201621 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10562
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2016
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityBiarritz
Period18/10/1621/10/16

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