INFRARED SENSOR
    3.
    发明公开
    INFRARED SENSOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230309407A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US18327935

    申请日:2023-06-02

    摘要: An infrared sensor includes a base substrate, an infrared light receiver, and a beam. The beam includes a separated portion separated from the base substrate to be suspended above the base substrate. The beam is connected at the separated portion to the infrared light receiver. The beam includes a p-type portion containing a p-type semiconductor and an n-type portion containing an n-type semiconductor. The p-type portion has a first three-dimensional structure including first recesses and a first solid portion formed between the first recesses. The first solid portion has, between the first recesses adjacent to each other in plan view, a smallest dimension of less than or equal to 100 nanometers in plan view. The n-type portion has a second three-dimensional structure including second recesses and a second solid portion formed between the second recesses. The second solid portion has, between the second recesses adjacent to each other in plan view, a smallest dimension of less than or equal to 100 nanometers in plan view. The beam satisfies at least one of following conditions (Ia) or (IIa): (Ia) the first solid portion includes a first portion having a Young's modulus of less than or equal to 80% of a Young's modulus of a first reference sample that is made of a material of a type identical to a type of a material constituting the first solid portion and that does not have recesses; and (IIa) the second solid portion includes a second portion having a Young's modulus of less than or equal to 80% of a Young's modulus of a second reference sample that is made of a material of a type identical to a type of a material constituting the second solid portion and that does not have recesses.

    Bolometer and method for manufacturing same

    公开(公告)号:US11719581B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US17731808

    申请日:2022-04-28

    申请人: NEC Corporation

    发明人: Mayumi Kosaka

    IPC分类号: G01J5/22

    CPC分类号: G01J5/22

    摘要: An object of the present invention is to provide a bolometer having a high TCR value and a low resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    The present invention relates to a bolometer manufacturing method including: fabricating a set of two carbon nanotube wires that are approximately parallel to each other at edges of a line shape, or fabricating a circular shape carbon nanotube wire at a circular circumference of a circular shape, by applying a semiconducting carbon nanotube dispersion liquid in the line shape or the circular shape on a substrate, and drying the dispersion liquid, a width of each wire being 5 μm or more; and connecting a part of each wire to a first electrode and a second electrode.

    Temperature Detection Through Differential Dual Detectors

    公开(公告)号:US20230068316A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17904359

    申请日:2021-02-05

    申请人: TRINAMIX GMBH

    IPC分类号: G01J5/22 G01N21/31 G01N33/00

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a sensor system including four interconnected resistors, where two of the resistors are photoconductive detectors, where the photoconductive detectors are illuminated with light at least at two different wavelengths, where two of the resistors does not change their resistance due to the illumination, where an external voltage is applicable to the sensor system, where a differential voltage is measurable, which depends on the resistance changes of the illuminated photoconductive detectors, where the differential voltage gives a mathematical ratio of the four respective resistances.

    Computational Radiation Tolerance for High Quality Infrared Focal Plane Arrays

    公开(公告)号:US20220333996A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17687170

    申请日:2022-03-04

    IPC分类号: G01J5/22 H04N5/33

    摘要: An imaging system includes a focal plane array, readout electronics, and a computing system in which the number of active pixels is either set at a low-fraction of the total pixels thereby reducing the effect of radiation damage, or radiation damage over time is detected and automatically compensated. Machine learning is used to identify radiation damaged pixels and damaged regions which are subsequently eliminated and replaced by the computational system. The machine learning is used to identify changes in the fixed pattern signal/noise and/or noise of the system, and is then computationally corrected.

    Recessed carbon nanotube article and method for making same

    公开(公告)号:US10989602B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US16454456

    申请日:2019-06-27

    摘要: A recessed carbon nanotube article includes a base; a substrate disposed on the base; wells disposed in the substrate and bounded by the base and a substrate wall; and a carbon nanotube element disposed in individual wells and including vertically aligned carbon nanotubes such that a longitudinal length of the vertically aligned carbon nanotubes is less than a depth of the well in which the carbon nanotube element is disposed. A recessed carbon nanotube bolometer includes a base; a substrate on the base; radiation wells in the substrate; carbon nanotubes in the wells; thermistors and heaters on the membrane arranged as an electrical substitution member. A process for making a recessed carbon nanotube bolometer includes forming a substrate on a base; forming a radiation well in the substrate; forming carbon nanotubes in the well; disposing a cover on the wells; and forming a thermistor and a heater on the base.

    Bolometer pixel readout integrated circuit including trigger sense circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10834340B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US16438858

    申请日:2019-06-12

    申请人: RAYTHEON COMPANY

    摘要: A thermal imaging system includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixel groups. Each pixel group including a plurality of pixel rows and a trigger sense circuit including a pixel group input line in signal communication with the plurality of bolometer pixels pixel row containing a plurality of bolometer pixels. The pixel group further includes a selector switch that selectively establishes an electrical connection between the pixel group and the trigger sense circuit. The selector switch operates in a first state to disconnect the pixel group from the pixel group input line while connecting the pixel group to the integration unit such that the integration unit generates the image, and a second state to disconnect the pixel group from the integration unit while connecting the pixel group to the pixel group input line such that the trigger sense circuit monitors the pixel group for a high temperature bolometer.

    Bolometer with temperature compensation for internal laser power monitoring in heat-assisted magnetic recording device

    公开(公告)号:US10127940B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15342339

    申请日:2016-11-03

    摘要: A slider configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording comprises an optical sensor coupled to first and second bond pads. The optical sensor comprises a bolometer and a reference sensor. The bolometer is situated at a location of the slider that receives at least some of the light and exposed to an ambient temperature at the slider. The bolometer produces a signal in response to a change in the ambient temperature and the change in output optical power. The reference sensor is situated at a location of the slider unexposed to the light and exposed to the ambient temperature. The reference sensor is coupled to the bolometer and configured to produce a signal in response to the change in the ambient temperature. The optical sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of changes in output optical power of a laser source without contribution due to ambient temperature changes.