Photoluminescence properties of semiconducting single-wall carbon-nanotube (s-SWNT) thin films with different metallic single-wall carbon-nanotube (m-SWNT) concentrations are reported. s-SWNT purified samples are obtained by polymer-assisted selective extraction. We show that the presence of a few m-SWNTs in the sample generates a drastic quenching of the emission. Therefore, the highly purifie...

The narrow, near infrared (NIR) emission from lanthanide ions has attracted great interest, particularly with regard to developing tools for bioimaging, where the long lifetimes of lanthanide excited states can be exploited to address problems arising from autofluorescence and sample transparency. Despite the promise of lanthanide-based probes for near-IR imaging, few reports on their use are p...

A new gas filter correlation spectrometer (GASPEC), for the remote detection of trace vapors in the atmosphere by means of natural emission in the ir, is described. Unique optical features of the GASPEC include two detectors using a single focal plane chopper plus an optical reference for electronic gain balancing. Continuous sensor balance and calibration are achieved along with the source rad...

Silicon CCD detectors found in commercial DSLR cameras are responsive far out into the Near Infrared wavelengths. These cameras typically have an Infrared block filter built in to more closely resemble the human visual system. This paper proposes a method for radiometric calibration in order to extract NIR and RED Radiance bands from a Canon 300D with the IR filter removed. With these spectral ...

Voltage-tunable plasmon resonances in a InGaAs/InP high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) are reported. The gate contact consisted of a 0.5 micron period metal grating formed by electron-beam lithography. Narrow-band resonant absorption of THz radiation was observed in transmission in the range 10 – 50 cm. The resonance frequency red-shifts with increasing negative gate bias as expected. Phot...

The Milky Way is the only galaxy for which we can resolve individual stars at all evolutionary phases, from the Galactic center to the outskirt. The last decade, thanks to the advent of near IR detectors and 8 meter class telescopes, has seen a great progress in the understanding of the Milky Way central region: the bulge. Here we review the most recent results regarding the bulge structure, ag...

In this paper, we demonstrate high optical quantum efficiency (90%) resonant-cavity-enhanced mid-infrared photodetectors fabricated monolithically on a silicon platform. High quality photoconductive polycrystalline PbTe film is thermally evaporated, oxygen-sensitized at room temperature and acts as the infrared absorber. The cavity-enhanced detector operates in the critical coupling regime and ...

For the IR channel of WFC3 a new type of HgCdTe detector, with 1.7μm cutoff on MBE substrate, is under development at the Rockwell International Science Center . A first batch of array has been produced in summer 1999 and tested at the GSFC Detector Characterization Laboratory (DCL) in September-November 1999. We present the first results of the testing on the prototype HI-101,and in particular...

We examine cosmic ray rejection methodology on data collected from InSb and Si:As detectors. The application of an Up-the-Ramp sampling technique with onthe-fly cosmic ray identification and mitigation is the focus of this study. This technique is valuable for space-based observatories which are exposed to high-radiation environments. We validate the Up-the-Ramp approach on radiation-test data ...

The spectral responsivity of commercially available InSb detectors with low-pass cold filters attached to their cold shields for optimum operation in the 1.6-2.6 microm wavelength range is observed to drift slowly with time. These drifts are shown to arise because of a thin film of water-ice deposited on the cold low-pass filters mounted on the cold shields of the detectors. The temporal charac...