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Title: Mems approaches in infrared imaging
Author: Papavieros, George
View Online: njit-etd2014-035
(xiv, 107 pages ~ 3.2 MB pdf)
Department: Department of Physics
Degree: Master of Science
Program: Applied Physics
Document Type: Thesis
Advisory Committee: Ravindra, N. M. (Committee chair)
Ahn, Ken Keunhyuk (Committee member)
Dias, Cristiano L. (Committee member)
Kaufman, Peter (Committee member)
Date: 2014-01
Keywords: Microelectromechanical system based infrared detector,
Availability: Unrestricted
Abstract:

The design and performance simulation of a novel Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) based infrared detector, that utilizes coefficient of thermal expansion, is discussed. The detector design uses a variety of thermal expansion coefficient materials, including alloys which are connected to ambient through a thermal conducting bridge. The thermal flux, due to the incident IR photons, is determined by the Extended Blackbody Calculator (BBC). These materials are physically interfaced with different types of piezoelectric resonators, constructed using the MEMS process. The expansion due to heating, applies stress to the piezoelectric resonator material. This thermally induced stress forces the resonator to alter its physical frequency and produces a voltage across its ends, as dictated by the piezoelectric effect. The device performance is characterized in terms of the resonator frequency and voltage as a function of the focal plane array’s (pixel’s) temperature. The detector performance is comparable to that of commonly used IR imaging systems currently available in the MWIR and LWIR spectral range.


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