Uncooled thermal IR arrays

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 750-760

  Malyarov, V G ^a  

^a VAVILOV STATE OPTICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CHARACTERIZATION; FABRICATION; HEAT RADIATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

INFRARED THERMAL DETECTORS; MICROBOLOMETRIC ARRAYS; NOISE EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; PYROELECTRIC ARRAYS; THERMAL VIEWERS; THERMOELECTRIC ARRAYS;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0036820257     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.69.000750     Document Type: Article

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