Spectral selectivity in infrared thermal detection

Joseph J Talghader; Anand S Gawarikar; Ryan P Shea

doi:10.1038/lsa.2012.24

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Spectral selectivity in infrared thermal detection

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- Spectral selectivity in infrared thermal detection
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 1, Issue 1, (2012)
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  Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Author bio：
  
  Professor JJ Talghader, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, 4-174 EECS, 200 Union St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA E-mail: joey@umn.edu
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- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2012.24
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- Published：2012-03，
  
  Published Online：31 August 2012，
  
  Received：20 January 2012，
  
  Revised：12 April 2012，
  
  Accepted：04 June 2012
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Talghader, J. J., Gawarikar, A. S. & Shea, R. P. Spectral selectivity in infrared thermal detection. Light: Science & Applications, 1, e24 (2012).
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Talghader, J. J., Gawarikar, A. S. & Shea, R. P. Spectral selectivity in infrared thermal detection. Light: Science & Applications, 1, e24 (2012). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2012.24.

摘要

Abstract

A review is made of the physics and technology of spectrally selective thermal detectors

especially those operating at non-cryogenic temperatures. The background radiation noise fluctuations are rederived for arbitrary spectral characteristics. Infrared absorption due to phonons and free carriers is discussed followed by a review of published works on artificial infrared absorption materials such as patterned grids

nanoparticles

plasmonic structures

metamaterials and others. Subsequently

the literature of the spectral characteristics of broadband thermal detectors and spectrally selective thermal detectors is reviewed. Finally

the authors speculate on the directions that future research and development in the area will take regarding architectures

sensitivity and spectral characteristics.

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infrared detectorsinfrared materialsradiation noisethermal detectors

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