A two stack two color quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) for simult
aneously detection of LWIR and near infrared (NIR) radiation is demonstrate
d. The LWIR sensor is based on a regular GaAs/AlGaAs QWIP, while the NIR se
nsor is based on a strained InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells structure. Optical an
d electrical measurements of the NIR detector and the inclusive device are
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