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Patent No.:

US 8967859 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Eric S. Harmon, Norfolk, MA (US);

James T. Hyland, Madison, CT (US);

Inventors:

Eric S. Harmon, Norfolk, MA (US);

David B. Salzman, Chevy Chase, MD (US);

James T. Hyland, Madison, CT (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/20 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/20 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H01L 27/14649 (2013.01); G01J 5/024 (2013.01); G01J 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A novel detector apparatus and detection method for measuring temperature exploit the avalanche transition edge, and are useful for contact and remote sensing & imaging and microbolometry of thermal, THz, LWIR/MWIR/SWIR/NIR, and visible light. The invention allows uncooled operation at kHz frame rates.


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