Photothermal measurements at picowatt resolution using uncooled micro-optomechanical sensors

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 306-308

  Varesi, J ^a   Lai, J ^a   Perazzo, T ^a   Shi, Z ^a   Majumdar, A ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CALCULATIONS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTONS; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

MICRO OPTOMECHANICAL SENSOR; PHOTOTHERMAL MEASUREMENT; PYROELECTRIC DEVICE; SILICON NITRIDE CANTILEVER;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0031191969     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.120440     Document Type: Article

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