Title :
Hard-vacuum pyroelectric vidicon: suitable materials
Author :
Watton, R. ; Jones, G.R. ; Smith, C.
Author_Institution :
Royal Radar Establishment, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
A new mode of operation of the pyroelectric Vidicon is reported. This mode does not require a soft vacuum and the tube is operated hard. Requirements for suitable pyroelectric materials are discussed and the results of experiments operating in this mode are presented.
Keywords :
infrared imaging; pyroelectricity; television camera tubes; IR imaging; hard vacuum vidicon; pyroelectric materials;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740373
