Abstract
Type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice detectors and focal plane arrays (FPAs) with cut-off wavelength at 5.1μm have been studied. For single pixel devices, dark current densities of 1×10−6A/cm2 and quantum efficiencies of 53% were measured at 120K. From statistics of manufactured FPAs, an average FPA operability of 99.87% was observed. Furthermore, average temporal and spatial noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) values of 12mK and 4mK, respectively, were deduced. Excellent stability of FPAs after non-uniformity correction was observed with no deterioration of the ratio between spatial and temporal noise during a two hour long measurement. Also after several cooldowns the ratio between spatial and temporal NETD stayed below 0.6.
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