Title :
Temperature noise-limited pyroelectric detectors
Author :
Stokowski, S.E. ; Byer, S.E.
Author_Institution :
Martin Marietta Laboratories, Baltimore, Maryland
Abstract :
The effects of temperature noise on the performance of pyroelectric detectors have been investigated theoretically and experimentally. The basic theory of temperature noise, techniques for its measurement, and a comparison of it to other noise sources is presented. In LiTaO3pyroelectric detectors specially designed to minimize temperature noise, normalized detectivities (D*) of 1.8×109cmHz1/2W-1or noise equivalent powers (NEP) of 5×10-11W Hz1/2have been obtained.
Keywords :
Background noise; Conducting materials; Dielectric measurements; Motion detection; Noise measurement; Pyroelectricity; Radiation detectors; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1976 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1976.189105