Investigation of Free Space Optical Detection Module Operating at the Wavelength Range of 8-12 μm

• Authors: M. Gutowska , M. Nowakowski , Z. Bielecki , J. Mikolajczyk , D. Szabra , R. Paliwoda , M. Pedzinska , J. Pawluczyk , W. Gawron
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents the construction and test results of a long-term radiation detector module for free space optical communication operated at the wavelength range of 8-12 μm. In the module a Polish detector manufactured in the company Vigo System S.A. was applied. High sensitivity of the detection module was achieved through a multi-layered heterostructure HgCdTe with immersion lens, which is optimized for the radiation detection at the wavelength of 10 μm. Detector noises were reduced as a result of detector cooling by means of four-stage thermoelectric cooler. The developed detection module is dedicated to design a next-generation optical data link. The link will be characterized by a greater range in difficult weather conditions in relation to the currently offered links operating at the shorter wavelengths.

Keywords

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07.07.Df; 85.60.Bt

Discipline

• 85.60.Bt: Optoelectronic device characterization, design, and modeling
• 07.07.Df: Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 118
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1143-1147

Dates

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2010-12

Contributors

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M. Gutowska

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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M. Nowakowski

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Z. Bielecki

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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J. Mikolajczyk

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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D. Szabra

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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R. Paliwoda

• Vigo System S.A, Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland

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M. Pedzinska

• Vigo System S.A, Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland

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J. Pawluczyk

• Vigo System S.A, Poznańska 129/133, 05-850 Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland

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W. Gawron

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.118.1143