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HgCdTe Infrared Avalanche Photodiode Single Photon Detector Arrays for the LIST and Other Decadal Missions
Completed
TRL 4 (started at 2, targeting 5)
Description
Develop a HgCdTe avalanche photodiode (APD) SWIR/IR linear mode photon counting (LMPC) array detector system in support of the LIST lidar. Provide a new type of SWIR/IR focal plane array with near zero read-out noise and fast frame rate for IR spectrometers and cameras for other Earth science decadal missions and scientific and commercial applications.
Details
| Technology area | Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors > Detectors and Focal Planes |
| Program | Advanced Component Technology Program (ACT) |
| Lead organization | NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC |
| Start date | 2012-03-01 |
| End date | 2015-05-31 |
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