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Bolometers : theory, types, and applications /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
c2011.
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| Colección: | Physics research and technology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- BOLOMETERS: THEORY, TYPES AND APPLICATIONS; BOLOMETERS: THEORY, TYPES AND APPLICATIONS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; THIN FILM MICRO-BOLOMETERS WITH SI-GE THERMO-SENSING FILMS DEPOSITED FROM PLASMA DISCHARGE ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. PRINCIPLE OF PERFORMANCE; 2.1. Bolometer Operation ; 2.2. Characteristics of the Bolometer ; a) Responsivity ; b) Noise ; c) Detectivity ; d) Thermal Response Time ; 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AND MATERIALS ; 3.1. Properties of Bolometer Materials ; a) Temperature Coefficient of Resistance ; b) Thermal Conductance ; c) Thermal Capacitance.
- 4. SILICON-GERMANIUM AS THERMO-SENSING MATERIAL DEPOSITED BY PLASMA 4.1. Different Thermo Sensing Materials ; 4.2. Study of Silicon-Germanium Thin Films Deposited by Plasma ; a) Deposition rate (Vd) ; b) Composition ; c) Electrical Properties ; 4.3. Study of Silicon-Germanium-Boron Alloys as Thermo-Sensing Films; a) Samples Preparation ; b) Results of Films Characterization ; 5. MODELING ; 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. 2D Modeling ; 5.3. Results of Modeling; 5.4. Experimental Results Relevant to Modeling ; 6. MICRO-BOLOMETERS CONFIGURATIONS AND FABRICATION ; 6.1. Micro-Bolometer Configurations.
- 7. CHARACTERIZATION OF MICRO-BOLOMETERS 7.1. Characterization of Temperature Dependence of Conductivity in the Films and Estimation of Thermal Coefficient of Resistance, TCR ; 7.2. I(U) Measurements in Dark and under Infrared (IR) Radiation ; 7.3. Calculation of Responsivity ; 7.4. Noise Measurements ; 7.5. Calculation of Detectivity ; 7.6. Thermal Response Time Characterization ; 7.7. Temperature Dependence of Thermal Resistance and Calibration Curve ; 8. MICRO-BOLOMETERS IN THZ REGION ; 8.1. Experimental Details ; 8.2 Results ; 9. ALTERNATIVE (NON-RESISTIVE) MICROBOLOMETERS.
- 4. RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL NOISE RESEARCH OF HTSC BOLOMETERS 4.1. Noise of Antenna-Couple HTSC Microbolometers ; 4.2. Noise of HTSC Bolometers Based on Silicon Micromachining Technology ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; OPERATING UNCOOLED RESISTIVE BOLOMETERS IN A CLOSED-LOOP MODE; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; Notation Conventions ; Bolometer Principle and Model ; 2. CLOSED-LOOP OPERATION FOR BOLOMETERS ; 2.1. Advantages of Closed-Loop Operation for Bolometers ; 2.1.1. Linearization and Wider Dynamic Range ; 2.1.2. Operation around a Working Point ; 2.1.3. Extended Bandwidth.