Effects of contact resistance on the performance of photovoltaic infrared detectors

Mark E. Greiner; R. Michael Davis; Edward S. Brinkman

doi:10.1117/12.21729

1 September 1990 Effects of contact resistance on the performance of photovoltaic infrared detectors

Mark E. Greiner, R. Michael Davis, Edward S. Brinkman

Proceedings Volume 1308, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21729
Event: 1990 Technical Symposium on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1990, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The effects of detector series resistance on the electrooptical performance of infrared detectors are calculated by means of a simple diode model with a parallel photocurrent source. Calculations are performed for a number of variables, and series resistance is shown to be an important parameter in the design of photovoltaic detectors because it can limit operation in high performance design applications.

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Mark E. Greiner, R. Michael Davis, and Edward S. Brinkman "Effects of contact resistance on the performance of photovoltaic infrared detectors", Proc. SPIE 1308, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays, (1 September 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.21729

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