Performance model for uncooled infrared bolometer arrays and performance predictions of bolometers operating at atmospheric pressure

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-177

  Niklaus, Frank ^a,b   Decharat, Adit ^a   Jansson, Christer ^b   Stemme, Göran ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b FAUN AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; NETD; Noise equivalent temperature difference; Performance model; Uncooled infrared bolometer array

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NOISE EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; UNCOOLED INFRARED BOLOMETER ARRAY;

BOLOMETERS;

EID: 37449025236     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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