SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DIFFRACTIVE RESONANT OPTICAL CAVITY INFRARED DETECTOR
Assignee
LORAL VOUGHT SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Filed
Mar 15, 1994
Granted
Oct 17, 2000
Location
OVILLA TX US
Abstract
An infrared detector cell includes a plurality of uniformly spaced linear segments, which make up an optical grating. Each segment is selectively doped across its width to form a photovoltaic diode. The linear segments are ohmically connected between electrical conductors to produce a single cell detection signal. The cell comprises a diffractive resonant optical cavity. An array of cells can produce an infrared image. Cell configurations are illustrated for receiving both single dimension and linearly polarized radiation and two-dimension unpolarized radiation.
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Dec 29, 1994
Rescinded
Mar 7, 2000
Duration
5 years, 2 months
Inventor
- 1THOMAS R. SCHIMERT
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 6133570
- Application
- 08218472
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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