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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Hrl Laboratories Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
Daniel Yap, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Rajesh D. Rajavel, Oak Park, CA (US);
Sarabjit Mehta, Calabasas, CA (US);
Terence J. De Lyon, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Hasan Sharifi, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Pierre-Yves Delaunay, Santa Monica, CA (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
An infrared photo-detector array and a method for manufacturing it are disclosed. The infrared photo-detector array contains a plurality of pyramid-shaped structures, a first light-absorbing material supporting the plurality of the pyramid-shaped structure, a carrier-selective electronic barrier supporting the first light-absorbing material, a second light-absorbing material supporting the carrier-selective electronic barrier, and a metal reflector supporting the second light-absorbing material, wherein the plurality of the pyramid shaped structures are disposed on the side of the photo-detector array facing the incident light to be detected and the metal reflector is disposed on the opposite side of the photo-detector array. The method disclosed teaches how to manufacture the infrared photo-detector array.