Low-noise InGaAs infrared 1.0- to 2.4-um focal plane arrays for SCIAMACHY

Ronald J. van der A; Ruud W. M. Hoogeveen; Hugo J. Spruijt; Albert P. H. Goede

doi:10.1117/12.265456

27 January 1997 Low-noise InGaAs infrared 1.0- to 2.4-μm focal plane arrays for SCIAMACHY

Ronald J. van der A, Ruud W. M. Hoogeveen, Hugo J. Spruijt, Albert P. H. Goede

Proceedings Volume 2957, Advanced and Next-Generation Satellites II; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.265456
Event: Satellite Remote Sensing III, 1996, Taormina, Italy

Abstract

SCIAMACHY has been selected for the ESA environmental satellite ENVISAT with the objective to carry out atmospheric research in the UV, VIS, and IR spectral range. The most innovative parts of the instrument are the low- noise InGaAs semiconductor focal plane arrays covering the 1.0-2.4 micrometers wavelength range. For the first time InGaAs focal plane arrays with an extended wavelength range have become space qualified. In this paper theory and measurement of the dark current and noise behavior of these detectors is presented. Each InGaAs focal plane array consists of a 1024 pixel linear photo-detecting sliver and two 512 pixel multiplexing read-out chips. Each multiplexer contains 512 individual charge transimpedance amplifier and correlated double sampling circuits. A cylindrical lens, integrated in the detector housing, focuses the light on detector in the cross-dispersion direction. The InGaAs composition of the detectors is tuned to match the required wavelength range. Measurements have been performed of the dark current and noise as function of temperature and bias voltage in order to relate their performance to theory presented in this paper. InGaAs detectors sensitive to 2400 nm wavelength achieve dark current levels as low as 20-100 fA per detector pixel area of 1.25 (DOT) 10^-4 cm² at an operating temperature of 150 K and a bias voltage of 2 mV. Lower temperatures further reduce the dark current but also decrease the quantum efficiency at long wavelengths, yielding no net gain in performance. The development programme of these SCIAMACHY detectors has been carried out by Epitaxx Inc., for and in cooperation with the Space Research Organization Netherlands.

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Ronald J. van der A, Ruud W. M. Hoogeveen, Hugo J. Spruijt, and Albert P. H. Goede "Low-noise InGaAs infrared 1.0- to 2.4-μm focal plane arrays for SCIAMACHY", Proc. SPIE 2957, Advanced and Next-Generation Satellites II, (27 January 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.265456

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