| Description |
xxvi, 642 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Wiley series in pure and applied optics |
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Wiley series in pure and applied optics.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I The Elements of the Infrared System -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Infrared System Engineering -- 1.1 The Development of the Infrared Portion of the Spectrum -- 1.2 The Market for Infrared Devices -- 1.3 System Engineering -- 1.4 The System Engineer -- 1.5 The Infrared System and the Organization of This Book -- 1.6 The Literature of the Infrared -- 1.7 The Symbols and Abbreviations Used in This Book -- Chapter 2 Infrared Radiation -- 2.1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- 2.2 Terminology Used in the Measurement of Radiant Energy -- 2.3 The Measurement of Radiant Flux -- 2.4 Thermal Radiation -- Thermal Radiation Laws -- 2.5 Emissivity and Kirchhoff's Law -- 2.6 Selective Radiators -- Absorption Spectra of Gases -- Absorption Spectra of Liquids and Solids -- Molecular Emission Spectra -- 2.7 Aids for Radiation Calculations -- Radiation Slide Rules -- Charts and Monographs -- Tables of Blackbody Functions -- 2.8 Other Blackbody Relationships -- Efficiency of Radiation Production -- Radiation Contrast -- Chapter 3 Sources of Infrared Radiation -- 3.1 Blackbody-Type Sources -- Theoretical Principles -- Construction of a Blackbody-Type Source -- 3.2 Standards for Sources of Radiant Energy -- 3.3 General-Purpose Sources of Infrared -- The Nernst Glower -- The Globar -- The Carbon Arc -- The Tungsten Lamp -- The Xenon Arc Lamp -- The Laser -- The Sun -- 3.4 Targets -- The Turbojet Engine -- The Turbofan Engine -- The Boeing 707 Jet Transport -- Afterburning -- The Ramjet -- The Rocket Engine -- Aerodynamic Heating -- Personnel -- Surface Vehicles -- Stars and Planets -- 3.5 Backgrounds -- The Earth -- The Sky -- Outer Space -- Stars and Planets -- Chapter 4 Transmission of Infrared Radiation Through the Earth's Atmosphere -- 4.1 The Earth's Atmosphere -- 4.2 Water Vapor -- 4.3 Carbon Dioxide -- 4.4 Other Infrared-Absorbing Gases -- 4.5 Field Measurements of Atmospheric Transmission -- 4.6 Laboratory and Analytical Methods of Predicting Atmospheric Transmission -- 4.7 Tables of Atmospheric Transmission Data -- 4.8 Scattering Effects in the Atmosphere -- 4.9 Transmission Through Rain -- 4.10 Atmospheric Scintillation -- Chapter 5 Optics -- 5.1 Refraction and Reflection -- 5.2 Describing an Optical System -- 5.3 Factors Affecting Image Quality -- Diffraction -- Aberrations -- 5.4 Typical Optical Systems for the Infrared -- Reflective Optics -- Refractive Optics -- Miscellaneous Considerations in the Choice of Optics -- 5.5 Auxiliary Optics -- 5.6 Methods of Generating Scan Patterns -- 5.7 Optical Materials for the Infrared -- 5.8 Antireflection Coatings -- 5.9 High-Reflection Coatings -- 5.10 Optical Filters -- 5.11 Collimators -- Chapter 6 Optical Modulation -- 6.1 Optical Filtering for Background Discrimination -- 6.2 The Use of Reticles for Background Suppression -- 6.3 The Use of Reticles to Provide Directional Information -- Rotating Reticles -- Stationary Reticles -- Two-Color Reticles -- 6.4 Tracking Systems Without Reticles -- 6.5 Comments on Reticle Design -- 6.6 Fabrication of Reticles -- Chapter 7 Introduction to Detectors -- 7.1 How the Performance of a Detector is Described -- 7.2 Thermal Detectors -- The Thermocouple -- The Thermopile -- The Bolometer -- The Pneumatic or Golay Detector -- The Calorimetric Detector -- Problems of Blackening Thermal Detectors -- 7.3 Photon or Quantum Detectors -- The Photoelectric Detector -- The Photoconductive Detector -- The Photovoltaic or p-n Junction Detector -- The Photoelectromagnetic Detector -- Spectral Response of Photon Detectors -- Fabrication of Photon Detectors -- 7.4 The Comparison of Detectors -- 7.5 Optically Immersed Detectors -- 7.6 Imaging Detectors -- Infrared Film -- The Image Converter -- The Vidicon -- The Photothermionic Image Converter -- The Evaporograph -- The Infrared-Sensitive Phosphor -- Chapter 8 Noise -- 8.1 Types of Noise -- Johnson or Thermal Noise -- Shot Noise -- Partition Noise -- 1/f Noise -- Generation-Recombination Noise -- Radiation or Photon Noise -- Temperature Noise -- Summary - Noise in Detectors -- 8.2 Equivalent Noise Bandwidth -- 8.3 The Statistical Description of Noise -- 8.4 Meters for the Measurement of Noise -- Peak-Responding Meter -- Rms-Responding Meter -- Average-Responding Meter -- 8.5 Noise Figure -- Chapter 9 The Measurement of Detector Characteristics -- 9.1 Quantities To Be Measured -- 9.2 The Basic Detector Test Set -- 9.3 Use of the Basic Detector Test Set -- Measurement of Detector Area -- Determining the Operating Point of a Detector -- Determining the Operating Point for a Detector that Requires Bias -- Determining the Operating Point for a Self-Generating Detector -- Calibrating the Amplification of the Test Set -- Measurement of Frequency Response -- Measurement of the Detector Noise Spectrum -- Calculation of the Various Figures of Merit -- 9.4 The Measurement of Spectral Response -- 9.5 The Measurement of Time Constant -- 9.6 The Measurement of Detector Response Contours -- Chapter 10 Modern Detectors and the Ultimate Limits on Their Performance -- 10.1 Background-Limited Photon Detectors -- 10.2 Limitations on the Performance of Thermal Detectors -- 10.3 Considerations in the Selection of a Detector -- 10.4 Engineering Data on Selected Detectors -- Chapter 11 Techniques for Cooling Detectors -- 11.1 Packaging Cooled Detectors -- 11.2 Low-Temperature Coolants -- 11.3 Open-Cycle Refrigerators -- Liquid-Transfer Refrigerators -- Joule-Thomson Refrigerators -- Solid-Refrigerant Coolers -- Radiative-Transfer Coolers -- Comparison of Typical Open-Cycle Refrigerators -- 11.4 Closed-Cycle Refrigerators -- Joule-Thomson (Closed-Cycle) Refrigerators -- Claude Refrigerators -- Stirling Refrigerators -- Refrigerators Using Other Refrigeration Cycles -- Comparison of Typical Closed-Cycle Refrigerators -- 11.5 Solid-State Refrigerators -- Thermoelectric Refrigerators -- Thermomagnetic Refrigerators -- 11.6 Integrating the Detector and Refrigerator -- Chapter 12 Signal Processing and Displays -- 12.1 General Considerations -- 12.2 Preamplifiers -- Preamplifiers Using Vacuum Tubes -- Preamplifiers Using Transistors -- Preamplifiers Using Microelectronics -- 12.3 Additional Considerations in Signal Processing -- 12.4 Multiple-Channel Systems -- 12.5 Displays -- Chapter 13 The Analysis of Infrared Systems -- 13.1 The Generalized Range Equation -- Tradeoff Analysis -- 13.2 The Generalized Range Equation for a Background-Limited Detector -- 13.3 The Range Equation for Specific Types of Systems -- Search Systems -- Tracking Systems that Use Reticles -- Tracking Systems that Use Pulse Position Modulation -- 13.4 Line-Scan Thermal Mapping Systems -- 13.5 Radiometry -- 13.6 The Specification of System Performance -- Chapter 14 The Design of an Infrared Search System -- 14.1 Preliminary Studies -- 14.2 System Synthesis and Analysis -- 14.3 Tradeoff Studies and Final System Design -- Part II The Applications of Infrared Techniques -- Chapter 15 An Introduction to the Applications of Infrared Techniques -- 15.1 The Applications of Infrared Techniques -- 15.2 Miscellaneous References -- Chapter 16 Military Applications of Infrared Techniques -- 16.0 General -- 16.1 Search, Track, and Ranging Applications -- 16.1.1 Search Systems -- 16.1.2 Track Systems -- 16.1.3 Search and Track Systems -- 16.1.4 Weapon Guidance -- 16.1.5 Navigation and Flight Control Systems -- 16.1.6 Ranging Systems -- 16.2 Radiometric Applications -- 16.2.1 Measurement of Flux -- 16.3 Spectroradiometric Applications -- 16.3.1 Target and Background Signatures -- 16.3.2 Miscellaneous -- 16.4 Thermal Imaging Applications -- 16.4.1 Reconnaissance -- 16.5 Applications Involving Reflected Flux -- 16.5.1 Applications of Image Converter Tubes -- 16.5.2 Infrared Photography -- 16.6 Applications Involving a Cooperative Source -- 16.6.1 Terrestrial Communications -- 16.6.2 Ranging -- 16.6.3 Infrared Countermeasures -- 16.6.4 Command Guidance -- Chapter 17 Industrial |
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Applications of Infrared Techniques -- 17.1 Search, Track, and Ranging Applications -- 17.1.1 Search Systems -- 17.2 Radiometric Applications -- 17.2.1 Measurement of Temperature -- 17.2.2 Position Sensing -- 17.3 Spectroradiometric Applications -- 17.3.1 Measurement of Temperature -- 17.3.2 Miscellaneous -- 17.4 Thermal Imaging Applications -- 17.4.1 Nondestructive Test and Inspection -- 17.5 Applications Involving Reflected Flux -- 17.5.1 Applications of Image Converter Tubes -- 17.5.2 Infrared Photography -- 17.5.3 Miscellaneous -- 17.6 Applications Involving a Cooperative Source -- 17.6.1 Intrusion Detection -- 17.6.2 Miscellaneous -- Chapter 18 Medical Applications of Infrared Techniques -- 18.1 Search, Track, and Ranging Applications -- 18.1.1 Obstacle Detection (Passive) -- 18.2 Radiometric Applications -- 18.2.1 Measurement of Temperature -- 18.3 Spectroradiometric Applications -- 18.3.1 Miscellaneous -- 18.4 Thermal Imaging Applications -- 18.4.1 Diagnostic Assistance -- 18.5 Applications Involving Reflected Flux -- 18.5.1 Applications of Image Converter Tubes -- 18.5.2 Infrared Photography -- 18.5.3 Miscellaneous -- 18.6 Applications Involving a Cooperative Source -- 18.6.1 Obstacle Detection (Active) -- Chapter 19 Scientific Applications of Infrared Techniques -- 19.1 Search, Track, and Ranging Applications -- 19.1.1 Search and Track Systems -- 19.1.2 Navigation and Flight Control Systems -- 19.2 Radiometric Applications -- 19.2.1 Measurement of Temperature -- 19.2.2 Measure |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Infrared technology.
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| LC no. |
68008715 |
| ISBN |
0471418501 |
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