Detection of light

The invention and development of advanced methods to detect light underlies much of modern technology. This fully updated and restructured third edition is unique amongst the literature, providing a comprehensive, uniform discussion of a broad range of detection approaches. The material is accessible to a broad range of readers rather than just highly trained specialists, beginning with first principles and developing the relevant physics as it goes. The book emphasizes physical understanding of detector operation, without being a catalog of current examples. It is self-contained but also provides a bridge to more specialized works on specific approaches; each chapter points readers toward the relevant literature. This will provide a broad and lasting understanding of the methods for detecting light that underpin so much of our technology. The book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will provide a valuable reference for professionals across physics and engineering disciplines.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Radiometry -- 1.2 Detector Types -- 1.3 Performance Characteristics -- 1.4 Radiometry Example -- 1.5 Problems -- 1.6 Note -- 1.7 Further Reading -- 2 Photodetector Basics -- 2.1 Solid State Physics -- 2.2 Intrinsic Photoconductors -- 2.3 Extrinsic Photoconductors -- 2.4 Example: Design of a Photoconductor -- 2.5 Problems -- 2.6 Further Reading -- 3 Infrared (and Optical) Photodetectors -- 3.1 Photodiodes -- 3.2 Extrinsic Doped Silicon Detectors -- 3.3 Problems -- 3.4 Note

3.5 Further Reading -- 4 Amplifiers, Readouts, and Arrays -- 4.1 Building Blocks -- 4.2 Load Resistor and Amplifier -- 4.3 Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) -- 4.4 Integrating Amplifiers -- 4.5 Detector Arrays -- 4.6 X-ray Detection with DEPFETs -- 4.7 High Energy X-ray Detectors -- 4.8 Example: Readout Performance -- 4.9 Problems -- 4.10 Further Reading -- 5 Charge Coupled Devices -- 5.1 Basic Operation -- 5.2 CCD Performance at Faint Light Levels -- 5.3 Quantum Efficiency and Spectral Range -- 5.4 Optical/Infrared Detector Test Procedures -- 5.5 Example -- 5.6 Problems -- 5.7 Further Reading

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