DocumentCode
991055
Title
3-D Modeling of Pyroelectric Sensor Arrays Part II: Modulation Transfer Function
Author
Milde, Günter ; Häusler, Christoph ; Gerlach, Gerald ; Bahr, Hans-Achim ; Balke, Herbert
Author_Institution
Solid State Electron. Lab., Tech. Univ. Dresden, Dresden
Volume
8
Issue
12
fYear
2008
Firstpage
2088
Lastpage
2094
Abstract
The modulation transfer function (MTF) for a pyroelectric infrared sensor array is determined from a finite-element simulation. Consideration of the full thermoelectromechanical coupling and use of a 3-D sensor model result in a good agreement between calculated and measured data.
Keywords
finite element analysis; pyroelectric detectors; finite-element simulation; modulation transfer function; pyroelectric infrared sensor array; thermoelectromechanical simulation; Electrodes; Electromechanical sensors; Infrared sensors; Pyroelectricity; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature sensors; Thermal sensors; Three dimensional displays; Transfer functions; Finite-element method (FEM); modulation transfer function (MTF); pyroelectric infrared sensor; simulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Sensors Journal, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1530-437X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSEN.2008.2007690
Filename
4675632
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