Published January 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

40 years of detectors for infrared radiation

  • 1. DOPT, CEA - Centre de Grenoble, Grenoble (France)

Description

The CEA (Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) through the LETI institute has a long history for detecting infra-red radiations. The LETI has developed 2 kinds of detectors: quantum detectors cooled down between -200 and -120 Celsius degrees based on the HgCdTe semi-conductor and thermal detectors based on micro-bolometers on silicon. (A.C.)

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Original title (French)
40 ans de detecteurs pour l'imagerie infrarouge

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Clefs CEA
Journal Issue
no.63
Journal Page Range
p. 59-62
ISSN
0298-6248
CODEN
CEACES

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