Microbolometers
Fundamentals, Materials, and Recent Developments
- 1st Edition - December 3, 2021
- Author: Nuggehalli Ravindra
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 8 1 2 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 8 1 3 - 1
Microbolometers: Fundamentals, Materials, and Recent Developments describes the fundamentals of microbolometers, their historic evolution, operational principles and material… Read more
Microbolometers: Fundamentals, Materials, and Recent Developments describes the fundamentals of microbolometers, their historic evolution, operational principles and material choices. It also explains the impact of materials on the processing and development of device characteristics. Sections address various aspects of optical properties and recommend models of properties of materials of interest for the fabrication of the uncooled microbolometers. In addition, the book presents two case studies, Honeywell and Texas Instruments, that focus on the design and manufacture of microbolometers.
Finally, recent developments, applications, patents and future trends are presented. The chapter on patents will summarize the strengths and weaknesses of each of the technologies.
“Please note that there is an error on the Dedication page, it should read: “To my sister, Math. G.Y. Premalatha, and my brother-in-law, the late Professor G.N. Yoganarasimhan, Professor of Water Resources Engineering and Management, for showing me the direction”
- Describes the fundamentals of uncooled infrared detectors, operational principles and material approaches
- Includes case studies based on Honeywell and Texas Instruments’ work on microbolometers
- Provides analyses of current patents with a look towards their strengths and weaknesses
R&D materials scientists and engineers, those working in academia in materials science, electrical engineering, and physics disciplines
1. Historical perspective
2. Introduction
3. Figure of merit
4. Infrared detector materials
5. Other materials
6. Optical and thermal detector fundamentals, microbolometer and readout integrated circuits
7. Methods of calibration
8. Types of microbolometers
9. Terahertz microbolometers
10. Antennas
11. Infrared focal plane arrays
12. Recent developments: A case study of an uncooled microbolometer
13. Present and future trends
14. Applications
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 3, 2021
- Language: English
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Nuggehalli Ravindra
N M Ravindra (Ravi) is Professor of Physics at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He was the Chair of the Physics Department (2009–13) and Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Materials Science and Engineering at NJIT (2009–2016). Ravi is the Founding Editor of Emerging Materials Research. He serves on the editorial board of several international journals and book series that are dedicated to materials science and engineering.
Ravi and his research team have published over 300 papers in international journals, books and conference proceedings; his team has several pending and two issued patents; he has organized over 30 international conferences; and he has given over 75 talks in international meetings.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USARead Microbolometers on ScienceDirect