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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
John H. Lehman, Boulder, CO (US);
Nathan Tomlin, Boulder, CO (US);
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARD AND TECHNOLOGY, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
A radiometer includes a substrate; a radiation absorber disposed on the substrate to absorb radiation; a thermal member disposed on the substrate to change electrical resistance in response to a change in temperature of the radiometer; and a thermal link to connect the radiometer to a thermal reference, wherein the radiation absorber, the thermal member, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotubes being mutually aligned with respect to the substrate, and the radiometer being configured to detect optical power.