Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Author Bios |
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Chapter 1 Radiometry and Photometry |
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1 | (28) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Radiometric and Photometric Quantities and Units |
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3 | (3) |
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1.3 Radiometric Quantities |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (4) |
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13 | (5) |
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14 | (1) |
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1.5.2 Wien's Displacement Law |
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15 | (1) |
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1.5.3 Stefan-Boltzmann's Law |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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1.7 Propagation of Optical Radiation |
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21 | (8) |
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1.7.1 Propagation of Optical Radiation through the Atmosphere |
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21 | (3) |
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1.7.2 Transmission Range of Optical Materials |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Characteristics of Optical Detectors |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (4) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Noise Equivalent Power |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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2.3 Detector Performance Limited by Photon Noise |
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35 | (6) |
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2.4 Measurements of Detector Parameters |
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41 | (14) |
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2.4.1 Responsivity Measurements |
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42 | (1) |
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2.4.1.1 Measurement of the Spectral Responsivity of the Detector |
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42 | (2) |
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2.4.1.2 Measurement of the Detector Responsivity to Blackbody Radiation |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (3) |
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2.4.3 Measurement of Frequency Characteristics |
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49 | (3) |
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2.4.4 Measurement of the Rise and Fall Time of the Detector Response |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (20) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (3) |
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3.2.1 Signal Flux Fluctuation Noise |
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60 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Background Flux Fluctuation Noise |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (1) |
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3.5 Generation-recombination Noise |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (4) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Fundamentals of Optical Detection |
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75 | (2) |
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4.2 Classification of Detectors |
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77 | (5) |
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4.3 Physical Basics of Thermal Detectors Operation |
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82 | (14) |
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4.3.1 Detectivity and Fundamental Limits |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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4.3.4 Pyroelectric Detectors |
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93 | (3) |
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4.4 Physical Principles of Photon Detectors |
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96 | (14) |
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4.4.1 Radiation Absorption |
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97 | (3) |
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4.4.2 Coupling of Radiation with Detectors |
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100 | (5) |
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4.4.3 Generation and Recombination Mechanisms |
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105 | (5) |
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4.5 Photoconductive Detectors |
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110 | (4) |
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4.6 Photovoltaic Detectors |
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114 | (11) |
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4.6.1 P-n Junction Photodiodes |
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114 | (4) |
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118 | (1) |
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4.6.2.1 Generation-recombination Current |
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119 | (2) |
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4.6.2.2 Tunnelling Current |
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121 | (1) |
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4.6.2.3 Surface Leakage Current |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (3) |
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4.8 Avalanche Photodiodes |
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128 | (7) |
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4.9 Schottky Barrier Photodiodes |
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135 | (2) |
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4.10 Metal-semiconductor-metal Photodiodes |
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137 | (1) |
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4.11 Barrier Photodetectors |
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138 | (4) |
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4.12 Photoemissive Detectors |
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142 | (15) |
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4.12.1 Internal Photoemission Process |
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144 | (3) |
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4.12.2 Silicide Photoemissive Detectors |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Thermal Detectors |
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157 | (44) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (9) |
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5.2.1 Thermoelectric Materials |
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159 | (4) |
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5.2.2 Technology and Properties of Thermocouples |
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163 | (4) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Semiconductor Bolometers |
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170 | (3) |
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173 | (4) |
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5.3.5 Superconducting Bolometers |
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177 | (2) |
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5.3.6 High-temperature Superconducting Bolometers |
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179 | (1) |
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5.4 Pyroelectric Detectors |
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81 | (1) |
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182 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Noise and Detectivity |
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184 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Pyroelectric Material Selection |
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186 | (4) |
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5.4.4 Dielectric Bolometers |
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190 | (3) |
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5.4.5 Pyroelectric Linear Arrays and Multi-colour Detectors |
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193 | (3) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Photoemissive Detectors |
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201 | (24) |
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201 | (1) |
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6.2 Conventional Photocathodes |
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202 | (3) |
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6.3 Negative Electron Affinity Devices |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (6) |
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213 | (2) |
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6.6 Image Intensifier Systems |
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215 | (2) |
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6.7 Schottky Barrier Photoemissive Detectors |
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217 | (8) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Photon Detectors |
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225 | (52) |
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225 | (3) |
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7.2 X-ray and y-ray Detectors |
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228 | (9) |
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7.3 Ultraviolet Detectors |
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237 | (5) |
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242 | (4) |
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7.5 Infrared Photodetectors |
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246 | (31) |
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7.5.1 Germanium Photodiodes |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (3) |
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7.5.3 InSb-based Photodiodes |
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251 | (3) |
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7.5.4 HgCdTe Photodetectors |
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254 | (11) |
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7.5.5 Lead Salt Photoconductors |
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265 | (1) |
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7.5.6 Extrinsic Photoconductors |
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265 | (5) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 Quantum Well, Superlattice and Quantum Dot Photodetectors |
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277 | (42) |
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8.1 Low Dimensional Solids: Background |
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277 | (4) |
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8.2 Types of Superlattices |
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281 | (1) |
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8.3 Superlattice Avalanche Photodiodes |
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282 | (2) |
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8.4 GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Well Infrared Photodetectors |
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284 | (3) |
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8.5 Type-II Superlattice Photodetectors |
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287 | (13) |
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8.5.1 6.1 Å III-V Semiconductor Family |
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289 | (4) |
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293 | (2) |
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8.5.3 Barrier Photodetectors |
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295 | (5) |
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8.6 Quantum Dot Photodetectors |
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300 | (9) |
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8.6.1 Self-assembled Quantum Dots |
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300 | (5) |
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8.6.2 Colloidal Quantum Dots |
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305 | (4) |
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8.7 Quantum Cascade Photodetectors |
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309 | (10) |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 2D Material Photodetectors |
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319 | (22) |
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9.1 Relevant Properties of Graphene and Related 2D Materials |
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319 | (9) |
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320 | (3) |
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9.1.2 2D Crystalline Materials |
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323 | (5) |
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9.2 2D Material-based Detectors |
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328 | (3) |
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9.3 2D Material-based Detector Performance |
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331 | (10) |
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331 | (5) |
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336 | (2) |
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338 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Terahertz Detectors |
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341 | (22) |
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10.1 Room Temperature THz Detectors |
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342 | (8) |
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10.1.1 Schottky Barrier Diodes |
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345 | (1) |
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10.1.2 Field Effect Transistor and CMOS-based Detectors |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (2) |
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10.2 Extrinsic Semiconductor Detectors |
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350 | (1) |
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10.3 Semiconductor Bolometers |
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351 | (2) |
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10.4 Pair Braking Photon Detectors |
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353 | (1) |
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10.5 Superconducting HEB and TES Detectors |
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354 | (3) |
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10.6 Far-infrared Instruments for Astronomy |
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357 | (6) |
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360 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Direct and Advanced Detection Systems |
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363 | (74) |
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11.1 Selection of Active Amplification Elements |
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363 | (7) |
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11.2 Voltage Preamplifiers |
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370 | (2) |
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11.3 Transimpedance Preamplifiers |
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372 | (3) |
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11.4 Charge Preamplifiers |
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375 | (2) |
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11.5 First Stages of Photoreceivers |
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377 | (16) |
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11.5.1 Photoreceivers with Photon Detectors |
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377 | (11) |
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11.5.2 Photoreceivers with Thermal Detectors |
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388 | (5) |
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11.6 Noise Models of First Stages of Optical Detection Systems |
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393 | (7) |
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11.7 Maximisation of Signal to Noise Ratio in Photoreceivers |
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400 | (7) |
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11.8 Monolithic and Hybrid Photoreceivers |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (5) |
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11.10 Advanced Methods of Signal Detection |
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413 | (24) |
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413 | (1) |
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11.10.2 Phase Sensitive Detection |
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414 | (6) |
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11.10.3 Boxcar Detection Systems |
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420 | (8) |
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11.10.4 Coherent Detection |
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428 | (4) |
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432 | (2) |
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434 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Focal Plane Arrays |
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437 | (96) |
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437 | (3) |
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440 | (3) |
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12.3 Arrays of Detectors with Signal Processing in the Focal Plane |
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443 | (6) |
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443 | (3) |
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446 | (3) |
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12.4 Basic Parameters of Detector Arrays |
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449 | (9) |
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12.4.1 Noise Equivalent Charge |
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450 | (1) |
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12.4.2 Noise Equivalent Difference Temperature |
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451 | (1) |
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12.4.3 Modulation Transfer Function |
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452 | (2) |
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12.4.4 Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (1) |
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12.4.5.1 Fill Factor (FF) |
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456 | (1) |
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12.4.5.2 Dynamic Range (DR) |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
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458 | (16) |
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12.5.1 CCD Array Operation |
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460 | (2) |
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12.5.2 Types of CCD Devices |
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462 | (4) |
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12.5.3 Signal Readout Techniques Used in CCDs |
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466 | (1) |
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12.5.3.1 Floating Diffusion Circuit |
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467 | (1) |
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12.5.3.2 Correlated Double Sampling Circuit |
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468 | (1) |
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12.5.3.3 Floating Gate Circuit |
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468 | (1) |
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12.5.4 Read-out Circuits Architecture |
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468 | (2) |
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470 | (1) |
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12.5.4.2 Frame-transfer CCD |
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470 | (2) |
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12.5.4.3 Interline Transfer CCD |
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472 | (1) |
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12.5.4.4 Frame-interline Transfer CCD |
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472 | (1) |
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12.5.4.5 Image Sensor Formats |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (17) |
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476 | (3) |
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12.6.2 Architecture of CMOS Imaging Sensors |
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479 | (1) |
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12.6.3 Signal Readout Circuits in CMOS Sensors |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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12.6.3.3 Capacitor Feedback Transimpedance Amplifier |
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483 | (1) |
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12.6.3.4 Injection Circuits |
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484 | (1) |
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12.6.3.5 MOSFET Gate Modulation Circuits |
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485 | (2) |
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12.6.4 Readout Circuit Architecture for CMOS Sensors |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (3) |
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12.7 Representative Focal Plane Arrays |
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491 | (42) |
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12.7.1 Butting versus Stitching Techniques |
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491 | (2) |
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12.7.2 Detector Operating Temperature |
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493 | (3) |
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12.7.3 Ultraviolet and Visible Arrays |
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496 | (4) |
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12.7.4 Microbolometer Arrays |
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500 | (5) |
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12.7.5 Infrared Photon Detector Arrays |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (3) |
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509 | (4) |
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513 | (4) |
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12.7.5.4 Lead Salt Arrays |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (3) |
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12.7.5.6 Barrier and Type-II Superlattice Arrays |
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521 | (4) |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (7) |
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