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Detection of Optical and Infrared Radiation

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  1. Robert H. Kingston

    1. Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 10)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Thermal Radiation and Electromagnetic Modes

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Ideal Photon Detector

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 10-23

  4. Coherent or Heterodyne Detection

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 24-38

  6. Vacuum Photodetectors

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 43-51

  7. Noise and Efficiency of Semiconductor Devices

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 52-82

  8. Thermal Detection

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 83-100

  9. Laser Preamplification

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 101-104

  10. The Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 105-109

  11. Detection Statistics

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 110-120

  12. Selected Applications

    • Robert H. Kingston
    Pages 121-136

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 137-142
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About this book

This text treats the fundamentals of optical and infrared detection in terms of the behavior of the radiation field, the physical properties of the detector, and the statistical behavior of the detector output. Both incoherent and coherent detection are treated in a unified manner, after which selected applications are analyzed, following an analysis of atmospheric effects and signal statistics. The material was developed during a one-semester course at M.I.T. in 1975, revised and presented again in 1976 at Lincoln Laboratory, and rewritten for publication in 1977. Chapter 1 reviews the derivation of Planck's thermal radiation law and also presents several fundamental concepts used throughout the text. These include the three thermal distribution laws (Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, Bose­ Einstein), spontaneous and stimulated emission, and the definition and counting of electromagnetic modes of space. Chapter 2 defines and analyzes the perfect photon detector and calculates the ultimate sensitivity in the presence of thermal radiation. In Chapter 3, we turn from incoherent or power detection to coherent or heterodyne detection and use the concept of orthogonal spatial modes to explain the antenna theorem and the mixing theorem. Chapters 4 through 6 then present a detailed analysis of the sensitivity of vacuum and semiconductor detectors, including the effects of amplifier noise.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, USA

    Robert H. Kingston

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Detection of Optical and Infrared Radiation

  • Authors: Robert H. Kingston

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Optical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35948-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-15830-2Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-35948-7Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0342-4111

  • Series E-ISSN: 1556-1534

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 142

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applied and Technical Physics

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