Abstract

The remarkable developments which have resulted in making photoelectric detection available for the whole spectrum extending from the extreme ultraviolet to the far infrared are discussed. In spite of these developments thermal detectors are still widely used and will continue to be used for some time. The special uses of various kinds of detectors are described and in particular the use of detectors to obtain very high speeds of response. A review of current practice is given.

© 1965 Optical Society of America

Indium Antimonide Submillimeter Photoconductive Detectors

E. H. Putley
Appl. Opt. 4(6) 649-657 (1965)

The Cooled Germanium Bolometer as a Far Infrared Detector

Charlie E. Jones, A. Ray Hilton, J. B. Damrel, and C. C. Helms
Appl. Opt. 4(6) 683-685 (1965)

Extrinsic Detectors

Henry Levinstein
Appl. Opt. 4(6) 639-647 (1965)

On the Use of Thermopiles for Absolute Radiometry in the Far Ultraviolet

R. G. Johnston and R. P. Madden
Appl. Opt. 4(12) 1574-1580 (1965)

Infrared Photodetectors: A Review of Operational Detectors

R. F. Potter and W. L. Eisenman
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