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The first approach involves UV enhancement of photon-counting silicon detectors, including electron multiplying charge-coupled devices and avalanche photodiodes. The approach used here employs molecular beam epitaxy for delta doping and superlattice doping for surface passivation and high UV quantum efficiency. Additional UV enhancements include antireflection (AR) and solar-blind UV bandpass coatings prepared by atomic layer deposition. Quantum efficiency (QE) measurements show QE &gt; 50% in the 100\u2013300 nm range for detectors with simple AR coatings, and QE \u2245 80% at ~206 nm has been shown when more complex AR coatings are used. 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