State of the art bolometers : principles, devices, applications

• Autorzy: Wierzba P.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Nowoczesne bolometry : zasady działania, konstrukcje, zastosowania

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper outlines operation principles of bolometers used for detection of electromagnetic radiation in the range from microwaves, through terahertz radiation to x-rays. Materials used in the manufacturing of bolometers are presented. Representative state of the art bolometers are presented, including superconducting and guantum effect bolometers. Selected technical, industrial and military applications of bolometers are presented. Moreover, selected bolometers and bolometer arrays are presented, as well as their applications.

PL

W artykule przedstawiono zasadę działania bolometrów wykorzystywanych do detekcji promieniowania elektromagnetycznego w zakresie od mikrofal, przez promieniowanie terahercowe do promieniowania X. Omówiono materiały stosowanych w konstrukcji bolometrów. Przedstawiono reprezentatywne rozwiązania konstrukcyjne nowoczesnych bolometrów, w tym bolometry nadprzewodzące oraz bolometry wykorzystujące zjawiska kwantowe. Zaprezentowano wybrane techniczne, przemysłowe i wojskowe zastosowania bolometrów.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

bolometers; thermal detectors; terahertz radiation; infrared; detector arrays; superconducting detectors

PL

bolometry; detektory termiczne; promieniowanie terahercowe; podczerwień; matryce detektorów; detektory nadprzewodzące

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Elektronika : konstrukcje, technologie, zastosowania
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 50, nr 3
• Strony: 95--102
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Wierzba P.

• Politechnika Gdańska, Wydział Optoelektroniki i Systemów Elektronicznych

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