CARBON NANOTUBE BLACKBODY FILM FOR COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND ON-DEMAND INFRARED CALIBRATION

摘要

An apparatus and method of calibrating a sensor is disclosed. A voltage is applied to a first carbon nanotube layer to obtain a first temperature of the first carbon nanotube layer. A thermally conductive layer is used to provide a substantially uniform temperature related to the first temperature of the first carbon nanotube layer by smoothing a spatial variation of the first temperature. A second carbon nanotube layer receives the substantially uniform temperature and emits a first blackbody radiation spectrum to calibrate the sensor. The apparatus may be used to emit a second black body radiation spectrum by altering the applied voltage.

主权项

1. A method of calibrating a sensor, comprising:
applying a first voltage to a first carbon nanotube layer to obtain a first temperature of the first carbon nanotube layer; using a thermally conductive layer to provide a substantially spatially uniform temperature related to the first temperature of the first carbon nanotube layer; receiving the substantially uniform temperature at a second carbon nanotube layer and emitting a first blackbody radiation spectrum from the second carbon nanotube layer to calibrate the sensor.