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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Kwong-kit Choi, Brookeville, MD (US);
Inventor:
Kwong-Kit Choi, Brookeville, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L027/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of quantum-grid infrared photodetector (QGIP) elements are concatenated to form a spectrometer. Each of the QGIP elements is adapted to detect light at a particular range of wavelengths. Additionally, each QGIP element is adapted to produce a photocurrent that is proportional to the amount of light detected at its respective range of wavelengths. This type of configuration permits spectrometry within a spectrum that spans the aggregate ranges of wavelengths of each QGIP element.