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The QWIP Detector; an Infrared Instrument

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

ScienceSpace

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This video shows the evolution of taking the Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) from inception, to testing on the ground and from a plane, and ultimately to a NASA science mission.

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