Infrared Detectors and Systems (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics) (Hardcover)

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This text covers the range of subjects necessary for the understanding of modern infrared-imaging systems at a level appropriate for seniors or first-year graduate students in physics or electrical engineering. The first six chapters focus on fundamental background issues of radiation detection, beginning with the basics of geometrical optics and finishing with a discussion of the figures of merit used for describing the signal-to-noise performance of a detector system. Other topics include radiometry and flux-transfer issues, basic radiation-detector mechanisms, and random-process mathematics.

The presentation then moves on to specific detector technologies and the fundamental mechanisms of detection, paying special attention to responsivity and noise performance. Devices discussed include photovoltaic detectors, photoconductive detectors, thermal detectors, Schottky-barrier diodes, and bandgap-engineered photodetectors via multiple quantum wells and superlattices.

The book concludes with a close look at infrared detection systems and related issues. In the discussion of infrared search systems, the range equation is developed in terms of the optical and detector parameters of the system. A separate chapter is devoted to modulation transfer function, a spatial-frequency-domain description of image quality. The final chapter describes the design equations for thermal-imager systems in terms of noise-equivalent temperature difference and minimum resolvable temperature.

Supported and clarified by 470 illustrations and accompanied by an extensive glossary of the nomenclature, this is an excellent text for graduate and senior level courses in radiometry and infrared detectors. It is also a valuable reference for practicing engineers involved in the use, design, analysis, and testing of infrared detector-based systems.

Infrared Detectors and Systems is a complete, accessible, and timely exposition of a technology whose applications are increasingly important and widespread. Based on courses presented by two of the field's leading figures, this book provides extensive coverage of the background and fundamentals of radiation detection and goes on to examine specific technologies and systems in depth and, in some cases, for the first time in print.

Technologies discussed include

• Photovoltaic detectors
• Photoconductive detectors
• Thermal detectors
• Schottky-barrier diodes
• Bandgap-engineered photodetectors via multiple quantum wells and superlattices

Supplemented with 470 illustrations and a complete glossary of the nomenclature, this is the ideal text for senior- and graduate-level courses in radiometry and optical detection.

From the Publisher

Two acknowledged authorities in the field describe the optical detection process and electronics involved in mimicking the eye. Provides a detailed overview of optical sensors and systems, remote sensing, superlattices, and the electrical characteristics of various detectors. Covers recent research in new detector materials and advances in cutting-edge optical detectors.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 561 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471122092
• ISBN-13: 978-0471122098
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars superlattices and heterostructures, March 30, 2005

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The authors give a comprehensive and still very up to date summary of the entire field of infrared detectors. Both experimentalists and theorists can benefit from the text. All the major detector types are covered, with clear explanations of their underlying principles.

The early chapters on basic device physics could perhaps have been omitted or shortened. The rest of the book assumes a readership that is at least at the graduate level, and who should surely know the early material.

The book also explains the latest ideas in the field of superlattices and quantum heterostructure design. This started in the 1980s and has produced quite useful devices.

5.0 out of 5 stars this book belongs on your shelf, November 17, 2006

By	Matt Fetterman "Electrical Engineer" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I quite like this book.
For example, it has a very nice discussion of radiometry. It even has sample questions so that you can verify your understanding.
On a number of topics, it has a clear discussion that has enough depth that you will not need additional references. This includes the ideas of NEP and detector noise.