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Infrared Detectors Image the Future

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Smaller, flexible, lower-cost and more versatile detectors satisfy new application demands.

Anne Fischer Lent

The ability to see beyond the capabilities of normal human vision is vital in areas such as emergency services, defense, science, maintenance and surveillance, and all of these areas stand to gain by the latest advances in infrared imaging technology. Objects at room temperature glow brightest in the wavelength range from 8 to 10 μm, so cameras that can see within that range are targeted for applications in security, surveillance, navigation and flight control, fire fighting and early-warning systems. Cameras with a wavelength range of more than 10 μm are used in ground-based...Read full article

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    Published: April 2003
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    wavelength
    Electromagnetic energy is transmitted in the form of a sinusoidal wave. The wavelength is the physical distance covered by one cycle of this wave; it is inversely proportional to frequency.
    Basic Sciencedefenseemergency servicesenergyFeaturesimaging technologyinfrared detectorsscienceSensors & Detectorswavelength

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