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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Brown, Clermont, FL (US);
Robert J. Martin, Orlando, FL (US);
Peter J. Falter, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/714 ;
Abstract
A quantum well infrared photodetector includes a direct connection between the charge well and detector that induces a nonlinear dynamic bias. This dynamic bias advantageously corrects for nonuniformity in the conductance of the detector.