Uncooled thermal imaging : arrays, systems, and applications / Paul W. Kruse.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Kruse, Paul W., author.

Contributor:

• Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Series:

• Tutorial texts in optical engineering ; TT51.
• Tutorial texts in optical engineering ; v. TT51

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Infrared imaging.
• Thermography.
• Imaging systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 89 pages) : illustrations, digital file.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, [2001]

System Details:

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• text file

Summary:

This introduction to uncooled infrared focal plane arrays and their applications is aimed at professionals, students, and end users. Topics include principal uncooled thermal detection mechanisms; fundamental performance limits and theoretical performance; the state of the art; and applications, technical trends, and systems employing uncooled arrays.

Contents:

• List of figures
• List of tables
• Preface
• Chapter 1. An overview of uncooled thermal imaging detection mechanisms and their figures of merit
• 1.1. Terminology
• 1.2. Detection mechanisms. 1.2.1. Photon detection mechanisms; 1.2.2. Thermal detection mechanisms; 1.2.3. Wave interaction effects
• 1.3. Figures of merit. 1.3.1. Responsivity; 1.3.2. Noise equivalent power and D*; 1.3.3. Noise equivalent temperature difference; 1.3.4. Minimum resolvable temperature difference; 1.3.5. Thermal response time
• References.
• Chapter 2. Fundamental limits
• 2.1. Introduction
• 2.2. Photon noise limitations of thermal detectors
• 2.3. Temperature fluctuation noise in thermal detectors
• 2.4. Temperature fluctuation noise limit to focal plane array performance
• 2.5. Background fluctuation noise limit to focal plane array performance
• 2.6. Discussion
• Chapter 3. Thermoelectric arrays
• 3.1. Introduction
• 3.2. The heat flow equation
• 3.3. Responsivity
• 3.4. Noise
• 3.5. D*
• 3.6. Noise equivalent temperature difference
• 3.7. Pixel design optimization
• Chapter 4. Resistive bolometers
• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Responsivity. 4.2.1. Case I: No Joulean heating; constant bias; 4.2.2. Case II: Joulean heating; constant bias; 4.2.3. Case III: Joulean heating; pulsed bias
• 4.3. Noise
• 4.4. Noise equivalent temperature difference
• 4.5. Choice of resistive materials. 4.5.1. Vanadium oxide; 4.5.2. Amorphous silicon; 4.5.3. Thermistor materials; 4.5.4. Titanium; 4.5.5. P-N junction diodes
• Chapter 5. Pyroelectric arrays
• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. The heat flow equation
• 5.3. Responsivity
• 5.4. Johnson noise
• 5.5. Temperature fluctuation noise
• 5.6. Noise equivalent temperature difference
• Chapter 6. State of the art and technical trends
• 6.1. Introduction
• 6.2. Resistive bolometer arrays and their applications in thermal imagers and imaging radiometers. 6.2.1. The Honeywell silicon microstructure resistive bolometer array and thermal imager; 6.2.2. Improvements on the Honeywell VOx 240 x 332 pixel bolometer array; 6.2.3. Use of amorphous silicon rather than vanadium oxide as the resistive material; 6.2.4. Use of diodes rather than resistive materials; 6.2.5. Thermal imagers employing uncooled VOx bolometer Arrays; 6.2.6. Imaging radiometers based on 320 x 240 pixel uncooled VOx Bolometers; 6.2.7. Summary
• 6.3. Pyroelectric and ferroelectric bolometer uncooled arrays and thermal imagers that employ them. 6.3.1. Introduction; 6.3.2. The Texas Instruments (now Raytheon) hybrid ferroelectric bolometer array and imagers; 6.3.3. Monolithic pyroelectric array development
• 6.4. Uncooled thermoelectric arrays and thermal imagers and imaging radiometers that employ them. 6.4.1. Introduction; 6.4.2. Monolithic linear arrays; 6.4.3. Imaging radiometer employing linear thermoelectric arrays
• 6.5. Status and trends of uncooled arrays. 6.5.1. Status and trends of uncooled arrays for military systems; 6.5.2. Status and trends of commercial uncooled arrays and systems
• Chapter 7. Choosing the proper technical approach for a given application
• 7.1. Introduction
• 7.2. Thermal imaging applications
• 7.3. Comparison of the principal types of uncooled thermal detectors
• Index.

Notes:

• "SPIE digital library."
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780819480484

OCLC:

606697065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.