Infrared Detectors and Emitters: Materials and Devices
Infrared (IR) detectors fall into two main categories, thermal and photon. The earliest detectors of IR were thermal in nature, e.g. thermometers. The subsequent developments of these detectors, such as thermopiles, resistance bolometers, Golay cells and
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ELECTRONIC MATERIALS SERIES This series is devoted to electronic materials subjects of active research interest and provides coverage of basic scientific concepts, as well as, relating the subjects to the electronic applications and providing details of the electronic systems, circuits or devices in which the materials are used. The Electronic Materials Series is a useful reference source for senior undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as, for research workers in industrial laboratories who wish to broaden their knowledge into a new field.
Series Editors: Professor A.F.W. Willoughby Dept. of Engineering Materials University of Southampton
UK
Professor R. Hull
Dept. of Material Science & Engineering University of Virginia USA
Series Advisor: Dr. Peter Capper GEC-Marconi Infra-Red Ltd. Southampton
UK
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INFRARED DETECTORS AND EMITTERS: MATERIALS AND DEVICES
edited by
Peter Capper BAE SYSTEMS Infra-Red Ltd. United Kingdom
C. T. Elliott DERA United Kingdom
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Infrared detectors and emitters: materials and devices 1 edited by Peter Capper, C.T. Elliott. p. cm. -- (Electronic materials series ; 8) lncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7923-7206-6 ISBN 978-1-4615-1607-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-1607-1 l.Infrared detectors--Materials. 2. Infrared equipment-Materials. I. Capper, Peter Il Elliott, C.T. ill Series. TA1570.I532 2000 621.36'2--dc21 00-064073
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Contents Disclaimer Contributors Preface Dedication Acknowledgements Abbreviations
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Introduction to Infrared Devices and Fundamentals of their Operation C. T. Elliott and N. T. Gordon 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Types of IR detector 1.3 Emitters References
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Assessment of Infrared Materials and Devices N. T. Gordon and 1M Baker 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Material Characteri
