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Resonant cavity-enhanced mercury cadmium telluride detectors

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The next-generation mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) detectors will need to be able to spectrally resolve images to a degree far exceeding that currently available in two or even three color techniques. However, narrow, spectral pass bands will result in very low photon flux impinging on a detector. This paper investigates the use of resonant cavity-enhanced (RCE) detectors as a means of improving signal-to-noise performance of narrow spectral-width infrared (IR) detection systems.

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    J. G. A. Wehner, T. N. Nguyen, J. Antoszewski, C. A. Musca, J. M. Dell & L. Faraone

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Wehner, J.G.A., Nguyen, T.N., Antoszewski, J. et al. Resonant cavity-enhanced mercury cadmium telluride detectors. J. Electron. Mater. 33, 604–608 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-004-0054-5

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