Table of Contents

Fundaments of Infrared Detection. Radiometry. Infrared Detector Characterization. Fundamental Performance Limitations of Infrared Detectors. Heterodyne Detection. Infrared Thermal Detectors. Thermopiles. Bolometers. Pyroelectric Detectors. Other Thermal Detectors. Infrared Photon Detectors. Theory of Photon Detectors. Intrinsic Silicon and Germanium Detectors. Extrinsic Silicon and Germanium Detectors. Schottky Barrier Photoemissive Detectors. III-V Detectors. HgCdTe Detectors. IV-VI Detectors. Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors. Superlattice Photovoltaic Detectors. Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors. Focal Plane Arrays. Overview of Focal Plane Array Architectures. Thermal Detector Focal Plane Arrays. Photon Detector Focal Plane Arrays. Terahertz Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays. Third Generation Infrared Detectors. Final Remarks.

About the Author

Antonio Rogalski

Reviews

This second edition is fully revised and reorganized, with new chapters concerning third generation and quantum dot detectors, THz detectors, cantilever and antenna coupled detectors, and information on radiometry and IR optics materials. Part IV concerning focal plane arrays is significantly expanded. This book, resembling an encyclopedia of IR detectors, is well illustrated and contains many original references ! a really comprehensive book. --F. Sizov, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine