发明名称 |
Thermal radiation imaging devices and systems |
摘要 |
Between the spaced biasing electrodes of a thermal radiation imaging device A D.C. bias source is connected to cause the flow of a bias current in the device body which is preferably of n-type cadmium mercury telluride. The bias current supports an ambipolar drift of radiation-generated minority carriers (holes) in the opposite direction. The device is operated in a system in which the radiation pattern is scanned across the device body in the same direction and at the same rate as the ambipolar velocity. Instead of having a single read-out electrode, a more sophisticated system with better performance is obtained by distributing between the spaced biasing electrodes a plurality of read-out electrodes each of which forms a Schottky barrier or p-n junction with the body material.
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申请公布号 |
US4931648(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1990.06.05 |
申请号 |
US19810267611 |
申请日期 |
1981.06.02 |
申请人 |
PHILIPS ELECTRONIC AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES LTD. |
发明人 |
ELLIOTT, CHARLES T.;CHARLTON, DAVID E. |
分类号 |
H01L27/146 |
主分类号 |
H01L27/146 |
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