Polarization selective, frequency selective, and wide dynamic range detectors, imaging arrays, readout integrated circuits, and sensor systems

A method of detecting incident radiation, the method comprising:

• applying a first voltage to a first light absorber included in a detector;
• applying a second voltage to a second light absorber included in the detector;
• selectively absorbing first light from the incident radiation using the first light absorber, the selective absorption of the first light based on one or more features of the first light absorber, the one or more features including at least one of a plurality of first slits, a first mesh, and a first plate absorber;
• selectively absorbing second light from the incident radiation using the second light absorber, the selective absorption of the second light based on one or more second features of the second light absorber, the one or more second features including at least one of a plurality of second slits, a second mesh, and a second plate absorber;
• measuring a first photocurrent from the first light absorber, the first photocurrent indicative of the selectively absorbed first light;
• measuring a second photocurrent from the second light absorber, the second photocurrent indicative of the selectively absorbed second light;
• and
• determining a polarization of the incident radiation based on the measured first and second photocurrents.