A 512 pixel truly linear infrared (IR) charge coupled device (CCD) with Schottky barrier sensors and buttable edges has been developed, incorporating three different silicides working in the front-side illumination mode. The main differences between these silicides are the cut- off wavelength and the operating temperature. CoSi₂ and NiSi show a cut-off wavelength of about 2.8 micrometers allowing an operating temperature of 150 K and passive cooling, whereas PtSi has a cut-off wavelength of about 6 micrometers working at 77 K. All three devices present a good photoresponse uniformity along the sensor row and also a good noise behavior.

Date Published: 1 September 1992
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 1685, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays II, (1 September 1992);

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1685:
Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays II
Eustace L. Dereniak; Robert E. Sampson, Editor(s)