Experimental study on the response of HgCdTe(PC) detector irradiated by laser

A series of the output of the HgCdTe ( PC ) detector is observed when irradiated by CW 1 319 nm laser and 10 600nm laser respectively. The saturation threshold of the HgCdTe(PC) detector irradiated by CW 1 319nm laser is given; some phenomena were observed when the HgCdTe(PC) detector was irradiated by offband CW CO2 laser which are much different from that irradiated by inband light; the results of measurements have been analyzed. Finally, the response character of the PCtype HgCdTe detector to the irradiation of inband and offband is summarized respectively.