Design and characterization of adaptive microbolometers

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1073-1079

  Song, Woo Bin ^a   Talghader, Joseph J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACTUATION VOLTAGE; ADAPTIVE MICROBOLOMETERS; THERMAL CONDUCTANCES;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33744458708     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/5/028     Document Type: Article

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