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Evolution of Australian microbolometer and uncooled IR sensor technology

Liddiard, 1999

Document ID
14952793366552095875
Author
Liddiard K
Publication year
Publication venue
Education in Microelectronics and MEMS

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This paper describes the development in Australia of thin film resistance microbolometer technology and associated infrared sensors, beginning with simple device structures more than 40 years ago and culminating in contemporary micromachined focal plane detector …
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
    • G01J5/02—Details
    • G01J5/04—Casings Mountings
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    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
    • G01J5/10—Radiation pyrometry using electric radiation detectors
    • G01J5/20—Radiation pyrometry using electric radiation detectors using resistors, thermistors, or semi-conductors sensitive to radiation
    • G01J5/22—Electrical features
    • G01J5/24—Use of a specially-adapted circuit, e.g. bridge circuit
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    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
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    • G01J5/08—Optical features
    • G01J5/0803—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, gratings, holograms, cubic beamsplitters, prisms, particular coatings
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    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
    • G01J5/02—Details
    • G01J5/06—Arrangements for eliminating effects of disturbing radiation
    • G01J5/061—Arrangements for eliminating effects of disturbing radiation using cooling or thermostating of parts of the apparatus
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    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
    • G01J5/02—Details
    • G01J5/0225—Shape of the cavity itself or of elements contained in or suspended over the cavity
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/14—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength, or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
    • H01L27/144—Devices controlled by radiation
    • H01L27/146—Imager structures
    • H01L27/14643—Photodiode arrays; MOS imagers
    • H01L27/14649—Infra-red imagers
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
    • G01J2005/0077—Imaging
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    • H01—BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infra-red radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus peculiar to the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/02—Details
    • H01L31/0216—Coatings
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    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry
    • G01J5/0003—Radiation pyrometry for sensing the radiant heat transfer of samples, e.g. emittance meter
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    • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colour
    • G01J3/28—Investigating the spectrum
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    • G01J1/00—Photometry, e.g. photographic exposure meter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N5/33—Transforming infra-red radiation

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