| |
Program
Sunday June 18 |
|
Tutorial (i) |
|
Chair: K. Tennakone |
4:30 PM |
QWIPs: Simple physics for practical applications.
K. K. Choi, Army Research Laboratory, USA
|
|
7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception (at the “Pool Terrace”)
|
(Everyday
breakfast will be served in “Rasa Wasala” From 6:30 – 9:30 AM)
Monday June 19 |
QWIP 2006 Conference Technical Sessions
(in the “Magul Maduwa”)
|
8:45 AM |
Welcome address and opening remarks, A. G. U. Perera, Georgia State
University, USA |
|
Infrared Device Physics |
Chair: K. K. Choi |
9:00 AM |
Advanced Space-Based Detector Research at the Air Force Research Laboratory.
P. M. Alsing, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA |
|
9:25 AM
|
Autocorrelation Measurements of Free-Electron Laser Radiation Using a
Two-Photon QWIP. H. Schneider, Institute of Ion-Beam Physics and
Materials Research, Germany |
|
9:50 AM |
Non-Gaussian dark current noise in a p-type quantum-well infrared
photodetectors. Y. Paltiel, Soreq NRC, Israel |
|
10:15 AM |
Effect of ion implantation on quantum well infrared photodetectors. N.
Hatefi-Kargan, University of Leeds, UK |
|
10:40 AM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Chair: S. Gunapala |
11:15 AM |
30 years of IR development in Israel, Gabby Sarusi, Elop, Israel
|
|
11:40 AM |
Van Hove singularities in intersubband transitions in multiquantum well
photodetectors. J. L. Rouzo, ONERA, France |
|
12:05 AM
|
The Study of Temperature Dependence of Photoelectron Transport in
Superlattice and Quantum Wells. J. H. Lu, National Taiwan University,
Taiwan |
|
12:30 PM
|
Normal incidence silicon-doped p-type GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well infrared
photodetector on (111) A substrate. T. Mei, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore |
|
1:00 PM |
Lunch |
Chair: Manijeh Razeghi |
2:30 PM |
Optimization of corrugated-QWIPs for large format, high quantum efficiency,
and multi-color FPAs. K. K. Choi, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA
|
|
2:55 PM |
Band Structure and Impurity Effects on Optical Properties of Quantum Well
and Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors. Y. C. Chang, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, USA |
|
3:20 PM |
Homo and Heterojunction Dual Band Detectors A. G. U. Perera, Georgia State University,
USA |
|
3:45 PM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Chair: Antoni Rogalski |
4:15 PM |
Transport in quantum cascade detectors. V. Berger, University of
Paris, France |
|
4.40 PM |
Broadband 8 – 12 µm quantum-well infrared photodetectors.
H. C. Liu,
NRC, Canada |
|
Tutorial (ii) |
5:05 PM |
QWIP Camera Development and Applications.
H. Schneider, Institute of Ion-Beam Physics and Materials Research,
Germany |
|
Tuesday June 20 |
Physics of Q Dots |
|
Chair:
W. Siripala |
9:00 AM |
MDA next generation IR detector development.
Meimei Tidrow, Missile Defense
Agency, USA |
|
9:25 AM
|
Long-Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) Quantum Dot Infrared
Photodetector (QDIP) Focal Plane Array.
S. D. Gunapala, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, USA |
|
9:50 AM
|
Room temperature intraband photodetection at 1.3-1.5 µm in
self assembled GaN/AlN quantum dots. G. Bahir, Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology, Israel |
|
10:15 AM |
Multi-Color Tunneling Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors
Operating at Room Temperature. G. Ariyawansa, Georgia State
University, USA |
|
10:40 AM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Chair: Paul Alsing |
11:15 AM
|
Enhancing the performance of InAs/InGaAs quantum dots-in-a-well infrared
photodetectors. P. Aivaliotis, University of Sheffield, UK
|
|
11:40 AM |
High density nanometer-scale InSb dots formation using droplets
heteroepitaxial growth by MOCVD for MWIR detectors. Y. Paltiel, Soreq
NRC, Israel |
|
12:05 PM
|
Infrared absorption of ordered quantum dot arrays.
W. Q. Ma, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China |
|
12:30 PM
|
Temperature dependence responsivity of quantum dot infrared photodetectors.
S. Y. Wang, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taiwan.
|
|
1:00 PM |
Lunch |
|
Novel Directions (Multi / Broad Band
Detectors) |
|
Chair:
Harold Schneider |
2:30 PM |
QWIP vs. QDIP. Manijeh Razeghi, Northwestern University, USA
|
|
2:55 PM |
Characterization of GaAs/AlGaAs based QWIPS.
M. Thirumavalavan, Bharat
Electronics Limited, India |
|
3:20 PM |
Plasmonic enhancing nanoantennas for photo detection. Prabath Hewageegana,
Georgia State University, USA |
|
3:45 PM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Chair: H. C. Liu |
4:15 PM
|
Detection Wavelength Tuning and Dark current modeling for GaAs/AlGaAs
Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors using MATLAB. M. Thirumavalavan (for
S. Shah) Bharat Electronics Ltd, India |
|
4.40 PM |
NIR, MWIR and LWIR Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector using Interband and
Intersubband Transitions. F. Durante, ITA, Brazil |
|
5:05 PM |
MBE Grown Type-II Superlattice Photodiodes.
C. J. Hill, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, USA |
|
6:00 PM |
Traditional Sri Lankan Cultural Show (At the Hotel) |
Wednesday June 21 |
7:30 AM |
Excursion to
Sigiriya & Dambulla (meet at the Lobby) |
(A hat,
sunglasses and comfortable shoes for walking/climbing will be useful.)
Thursday June 22 |
Novel Directions
(Terahertz Detectors) |
|
Chair: Vincent Berger |
8:00 AM |
Terahertz Quantum Well Photodetectors. H. C. Liu, NRC, Canada |
|
8:25 AM
|
THz range quantum well detector. M. Patrashin, National
Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan |
|
8:50 AM
|
Resonant terahertz photomixing devices based on integration of QWIP and HEMT
utilizing plasma effects. M. Ryzhii, University of Aizu, Japan |
|
9:15 AM |
Si doped n-type GaAs/AlGaAs Terahertz Detectors.
A. Weerasekara, Georgia State
University, USA |
|
9:40 AM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Chair: Meimei Tidrow |
10:15 AM
|
Focal Plane Development at NVESD. Fenner Milton, Director,
Night Vision & Electronic Sensors, Department of the Army (NVESD), USA
|
|
10:40 AM |
Quantum Mechanical effects on the threshold of Internal Photoemission
(p-type) THz Detectors. M. B. M. Rinzan, Georgia State University,
USA |
|
11:05 PM
|
Characteristics of high responsivity 8.5 µm InGaAs/InP QWIPs grown by
metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy.B. M. Arora,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India |
|
11:30 PM
|
Monolithically Integrated Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Detector Array for
Spectral Imaging. S. V. Bandara, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA |
|
12:00 PM |
Lunch |
QWIP/QDIP Focal Plane Arrays |
|
Chair: E. Costard |
1:30 PM |
Multi-Color Megapixel QWIP Focal Plane Arrays for Remote Sensing
Instruments. S. D. Gunapala, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA |
|
1:55 PM |
Responsivity of small pixels (10-23 µm) for LWIR (9 µm) QWIP FPAs.
Alexandru Nedelcu, Thales Research And Technology, France |
|
2:20 PM |
Development of a 1K x 1K, 8-12 micrometer QWIP Array.
M. Jhabvala, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, USA |
|
2:45 PM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Chair: S.
Sivananthan |
3:15 PM
|
Material considerations for third generation photon detectors including
QWIPs, HgCdTe and type II superlattices. Antoni Rogalski, Military
University of Technology Warsaw, Poland |
|
3.40 PM |
LWIR/SWIR Switchable Two Color Imager based on InP/InGaAs Integrated HBT/QWIP
and SEE-SPOT LWIR/NIR Technology Demonstrator. N. Cohen, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel |
|
4:05 PM |
Thales Long Wave QWIP Thermal Imagers. Eric Costard,
Thales Research and Technology, France |
|
4:30 PM |
A movie making use of a QWIP camera (20 minutes DVD movie + 15 minutes
discussion). V. Berger, University of Paris and Thales Research and
Technology, France |
|
5:00 PM |
QWIP related processes and novel directions. H. C.
Liu, NRC, Canada |
|
7:00 PM |
Banquet (at the “Magul Maduwa”) |
Friday June 23 |
Other Detector Technologies |
|
Chair:
Laxman Dissanayake |
8:00 AM |
1/f Noise in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells and NIR Photon Detectors. K.
Tennakone, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka |
|
8:25 AM
|
Effects of a p-n Junction on Heterojunction Far Infrared Detectors. S. G.
Matsik, Georgia State University, USA |
|
8:50 AM
|
High Operating Temperature (HOT) Split-off Band IR Detectors. P. V. V.
Jayaweera, Georgia State University, USA |
|
9:15 AM |
Present Status of HgCdTe Material and Detectors and its Future Directions.
S. Sivananthan, U.
Illinois at |
|
9:40 AM |
Tea/Coffee Break |
Tutorials (iii) & (iv) |
Chair: K. K. Choi |
10:00 AM |
Photon Detection using Dye Sensitized semiconductor
heterostructures. K. Tennakone, IFS, Sri Lanka |
|
11:00 AM |
Detector Panel Discussion (moderator: G. Sarusi) |
|
12:00 PM |
Collaboration Panel Discussion (moderator: T. De Silva)
|
|
1:00 PM
|
Lunch |
Saturday June 24th : After breakfast
transportation to Colombo Airport. (via Kandy City, Elephant Orphanage)
Arriving at the Airport: 5:00 PM
|
Absentee Abstracts |
|
|
A review of noise models for quantum well photodetectors. Anna Carbone,
Politecnico, Italy |
|
|
Synthesis and Characterization of n+-p Doped Si/Ge Nanowires for
Near-infrared Applications. Hsi-Lien Hsiao,
Department of Physics, Tunghai University, Taiwan |
|
|
320×256 photosensitive module based on quantum well IR photodetectors. D.
G. Esaev, Russian Academy of Sciences Novosibirsk, Russia |
|
|
Design optimization of InAs/GaSb superlattices for mid-IR wavelengths.
Gail Brown, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA |
|
|
Inter-Dot Coupling and Electron Tunneling in Quantum Dot Infrared
Photodetector. V. Apalkov, Georgia State University, USA |
|
|
Electric and Magnetic Field Tunability of Quantum Dot Infrared
Photodetectors. V. Apalkov, Georgia State University, USA |
|
|
Effect of conduction band non parabolicity on the dark current in a quantum
well infrared photodetector. Sudhira Panda, Institute of Mathematics
and Applications, India |
|
|