Infrared Detectors and Emitters
Subtitle: Materials and Devices (Electronic Materials Series, Volume 8) (Electronic Materials Series)
Contributors: Peter Capper (Editor); C.T. Elliott (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780792372066
Subjects: Applied optics; Semi-conductors & super-conductors; Materials; Infrared Technology; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Optics; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; General; Medical-General; Technology / Optics; Technology-Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Infrared detectors; Infrared equipment
First sentence: The earliest detectors of heat radiation, dating back to the 17th century, were liquid in glass thermometers and such a device was used by Herschel in 1800 [1] to demonstrate the existence of radiation beyond the red end of the visible spectrum.