Far infrared thermal detectors for laser radiometry using a carbon nanotube array

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 4099-4104

  Lehman, John H ^a   Lee, Bob ^b   Grossman, Erich N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Scientech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NANOTUBES; REFLECTION; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOPILES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; YARN;

ELECTRICAL HEATING; LASER RADIOMETRY; LASER WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL HEATING; PYRO-ELECTRIC DETECTORS; TEMPORAL RESPONSE; THERMAL DECAYS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 79960635186     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.004099     Document Type: Article

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