Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) are thin-film, superconducting resonators, which are attractive for making large detector arrays due to their natural frequency domain multiplexing at GHz frequencies. For X-ray to IR wavelengths, MKIDs can provide high-resolution energy and timing information for each incoming photon. By fabricating strip detectors consisting of a rectangular abso...

GaAs/AlGaAs based Heterojunction Interfacial Workfunction Internal Photoemission (HEIWIP) detectors were used to demonstrate experimental split-off response that is based on hole transitions between light/heavy hole bands and the split-off band (spin-orbit). Preliminary results indicate that, this detection mechanism is more efficient than free carrier mechanism for NIR operation. An unoptimize...

For ordinary IR-illuminators in nighttime surveillance system, insufficient illumination may cause misdetection for faraway object while excessive leads to over-exposure of nearby object. To overcome these two problems, we use the MI3 image dataset, which is established by multi-intensity IR-illumination (MIIR), as our benchmark dataset modern detection methods. We first provide complete annota...

In this paper, photodetection properties of a Graphene-based device at the third telecommunication window have been reported. The structure of the device is a Graphene-silicon Schottky junction which has been simulated in the form of an infrared photodetector. Graphene has specific electrical and optical properties which makes this material a good candidate for optoelectronic applications. Phot...

In this paper, radar detection based on Monte Carlo sampling is studied. Two detectors based on Importance Sampling are presented. In these detectors, called Particle Detector, the approximated likelihood ratio is calculated by Monte Carlo sampling. In the first detector, the unknown parameters are first estimated and are substituted in the likelihood ratio (like the GLRT method). In the sec...

Silicon photonics in the near-IR, up to 1.6 µm, is already one of key technologies optical data communications, particularly short range. It also being prospected for applications quantum computing, artificial intelligence, signal processing, where complex photonic integration be combined with a large-volume fabrication. However, silicon does not yet cover large portion mid-IR. In wavelength ra...

In this paper, radar detection based on Monte Carlo sampling is studied. Two detectors based on Importance Sampling are presented. In these detectors, called Particle Detector, the approximated likelihood ratio is calculated by Monte Carlo sampling. In the first detector, the unknown parameters are first estimated and are substituted in the likelihood ratio (like &#10the GLRT method). In the s...

As staring focal plane array (FPA) detectors continue to mature, FPA based IR imaging systems are available in more compact packages that are lighter and consume less power than first or second generation scanning IR sensor packages. However, standard IR analysis models indicate that staring FPA based cameras, while having excellent sensitivity, will have reduced resolution when compared to sca...

As staring focal plane array (FPA) detectors continue to mature, FPA based IR imaging systems are available in more compact packages that are lighter and consume less power than first or second generation scanning IR sensor packages. However, standard IR analysis models indicate that staring FPA based cameras, while having excellent sensitivity, will have reduced resolution when compared to sca...

We analyze the potential hazard of an HST instrument inadvertently observing a glint of sunlight reflected from water. During nominal operation, the detectors are protected from such illumination. However, because of an anomaly on HST in which the instruments were not commanded to their safe conditions, we wondered what could happen in worst-case scenarios. This report examines one such scenari...