Infrared and Terahertz Detectors, Third Edition

This new edition of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors provides a comprehensive overview of infrared and terahertz detector technology, from fundamental science to materials and fabrication techniques. It contains a complete overhaul of the contents including several new chapters and a new section on terahertz detectors and systems. It includes a new tutorial introduction to technical aspects that are fundamental for basic understanding. The other dedicated sections focus on thermal detectors, photon detectors, and focal plane arrays.

Antoni Rogalski is a professor at the Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Poland. He is one of the world's leading researchers in the field of infrared (IR) optoelectronics. He has made pioneering contributions in the area of theory, design and technology of different types of IR detectors. In 1997, he received an award from the Foundation for Polish Science, the most prestigious scientific award in Poland, for achievements in the study of ternary alloy systems for infrared detectors. In 2004, he was elected as a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Prof. Rogalski is a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Vice President of the Polish Optoelectronic Committee, Vice President of the Electronic and Telecommunication Division at the Polish Academy of Science, Editor-in-Chief of Opto-Electronics Review, and editorial board member of international journals. He has been chair and co-chair, organizer and member of scientific committees of many national and international conferences on optoelectronic devices and material sciences.

Part I. Fundaments of infrared and terahertz detection 1. Radiometry 2. Infrared systems fundamentals 3. Infrared detector characterization 4. Fundamental performance limitations of infrared detectors 5. Coupling of infrared radiation with detector 6. Heterodyne detection Part II. Infrared thermal detectors 7. Thermopiles 8. Bolometers 9. Pyroelectric detectors 10. Pneumatic detectors 11. Novel thermal detectors Part III. Infrared photon detectors 12. Theory of photon detectors 13. Intrinsic silicon and germanium detectors 14. Extrinsic silicon and germanium detectors 15. Photoemissive detectors 16. III-V detectors 17. HgCdTe detectors 18. IV-VI detectors 19. Quantum well infrared photodetectors 20. Superlattice photovoltaic detectors 21. Quantum dot infrared photodetectors 22. Infrared barrier photodetectors 23. Cascade infrared photodetectors Part IV. Infrared focal plane arrays 24. Overview of focal plane array architectures 25. Thermal detector focal plane arrays 26. Photon detector focal plane arrays 27. Third generation infrared detectors Part V. Terahertz detectors and focal plane arrays 28. Terahertz detectors and focal plane arrays