A μ-biomimetic uncooled infrared sensor

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8686, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Siebke, Georg ^a   Holik, Peter ^a   Schmitz, Sam ^a   Lacher, Manfred ^a   Steltenkamp, Siegfried ^a  

^a CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Infrared sensor; Melanophila acuminata; MEMS

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CHANGE; BACKGROUND SIGNALS; COMPENSATION CHAMBERS; COMPENSATION MECHANISM; INFRA-RED SENSOR; MELANOPHILA ACUMINATA; UNCOOLED INFRARED SENSORS; UNCOOLED IR SENSORS;

CAPACITORS; DEFORESTATION; INFRARED DETECTORS; MEMS; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMIMETICS;

CAPACITORS; DEFORESTATION; INFRARED DETECTORS; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84878347939     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2008951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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