Infrared and Terahertz Detectors, Third Edition
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Book Description
This new edition of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors provides a comprehensive overview of infrared and terahertz detector technology, from fundamental science to materials and fabrication techniques. It contains a complete overhaul of the contents including several new chapters and a new section on terahertz detectors and systems. It includes a new tutorial introduction to technical aspects that are fundamental for basic understanding. The other dedicated sections focus on thermal detectors, photon detectors, and focal plane arrays.
Table of Contents
Part I. Fundaments of infrared and terahertz detection
1. Radiometry
2. Infrared systems fundamentals
3. Infrared detector characterization
4. Fundamental performance limitations of infrared detectors
5. Coupling of infrared radiation with detector
6. Heterodyne detection
Part II. Infrared thermal detectors
7. Thermopiles
8. Bolometers
9. Pyroelectric detectors
10. Pneumatic detectors
11. Novel thermal detectors
Part III. Infrared photon detectors
12. Theory of photon detectors
13. Intrinsic silicon and germanium detectors
14. Extrinsic silicon and germanium detectors
15. Photoemissive detectors
16. III-V detectors
17. HgCdTe detectors
18. IV-VI detectors
19. Quantum well infrared photodetectors
20. Superlattice photovoltaic detectors
21. Quantum dot infrared photodetectors
22. Infrared barrier photodetectors
23. Cascade infrared photodetectors
Part IV. Infrared focal plane arrays
24. Overview of focal plane array architectures
25. Thermal detector focal plane arrays
26. Photon detector focal plane arrays
27. Third generation infrared detectors
Part V. Terahertz detectors and focal plane arrays
28. Terahertz detectors and focal plane arrays
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Biography
Antoni Rogalski is a professor at the Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland. He is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of infrared (IR) optoelectronics. He has made pioneering contributions in the area of theory, design and technology of different types of IR detectors. In 1997, he received an award from the Foundation for Polish Science, the most prestigious scientific award in Poland, for achievements in the study of ternary alloy systems for infrared detectors. In 2004, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Prof. Rogalski is a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Vice President of the Polish Optoelectronic Committee, Vice President of the Electronic and Telecommunication Division at the Polish Academy of Science, Editor-in-Chief of Opto-Electronics Review, and editorial board member of international journals. He has been chair and co-chair, organizer and member of scientific committees of many national and international conferences on optoelectronic devices and material sciences.