Peter C. LaDelfe - Los Alamos NM Suzanne C. Stotlar - Los Alamos NM
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy - Washington DC
International Classification:
G01J 100
US Classification:
250338
Abstract:
The disclosure is directed to an apparatus for detecting radiation having wavelengths from about 0. 4. mu. m to about 5. 6. mu. m. An optical coating is applied to a thermal sensor that is normally transparent to radiation with such wavelengths. The optical coating is thin and light and includes a modifier and an absorber. The thermal sensor can be a pyroelectric detector such as strontium barium niobate.