Infrared detectors: an overview

Infrared detectors: an overview

The paper presents progress in infrared (IR) detector technologies during 200 history of their development. Classification of two types of IR detectors (photon detectors and thermal detectors) is done on the basis of their principle of operation. The overview of IR systems and detectors is presented. Also recent progress in different IR technologies is described. Discussion is focused mainly on...

Infrared Detectors Overview in the Short Wave Infrared to Far Infrared for Clarreo Mission

There exists a considerable interest in the broadband detectors for CLARREO Mission, which can be used to detect CO2, O3, H2O, CH4, and other gases. Detection of these species is critical for understanding the Earth’s atmosphere, atmospheric chemistry, and systemic force driving climatic changes. Discussions are focused on current and the most recent detectors developed in SWIR-to-Far infrared ...

History of infrared detectors

This paper overviews the history of infrared detector materials starting with Herschel’s experiment with thermometer on February 11th, 1800. Infrared detectors are in general used to detect, image, and measure patterns of the thermal heat radia− tion which all objects emit. At the beginning, their development was connected with thermal detectors, such as ther− mocouples and bolometers, which ar...

Imaging Infrared Detectors II

ReSi2 thin-film infrared detectors

Two types of thin-film infrared-sensing devices have been investigated using the narrow band-gap semiconductor, rhenium disilicide ~Eg;0.1 eV!. These are the ReSi2/n-Si heterojunction internal photoemission ~HIP! detector and the ReSi2 thin-film photoconductor. The HIP device was found to be rectifying and to obey a Fowler-type law with a long-wavelength cutoff of ;2.1 mm ~0.59 eV! at room temp...