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Infrared Sensor Work Principle

Infrared sensor systems work by measuring infrared radiation emitted or reflected from targets. There are different types of infrared sensor systems that can be used for applications like tracking, thermal imaging, distance measurement, and more. Infrared sensors detect radiation using either photon detectors based on the photoelectric effect or thermal detectors based on temperature changes. The key components of an infrared sensor system are the optical receiver, radiation modulator, infrared detector, detector cooler, and signal processing system which work together to measure infrared radiation from a target and display the results. Infrared detectors are divided into thermal detectors, which detect temperature changes from absorbed radiation, and photon detectors.

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Infrared Sensor Work Principle

Infrared sensor systems work by measuring infrared radiation emitted or reflected from targets. There are different types of infrared sensor systems that can be used for applications like tracking, thermal imaging, distance measurement, and more. Infrared sensors detect radiation using either photon detectors based on the photoelectric effect or thermal detectors based on temperature changes. The key components of an infrared sensor system are the optical receiver, radiation modulator, infrared detector, detector cooler, and signal processing system which work together to measure infrared radiation from a target and display the results. Infrared detectors are divided into thermal detectors, which detect temperature changes from absorbed radiation, and photon detectors.

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Infrared sensor work principle

Infrared technology developing until now, already has been known to everyone, this technology has been generally used in the application of modern science technology, national defense and industrial and agricultural fields. Infrared sensor system is by means of media to be a infrared measurement system. for the media, in accordance with the function can be divided into five categories: (1) radiometer, apply to spectrum and radiation measurements; (2) search and track system, for searching and tracking Infrared target to define its spatial location as well as tracking its movement; (3) thermal imaging systems, can generate the distribution chart of the target infrared radiation; (4) infrared distance measurement and Communication systems; (5) hybrid system, is of the combination of two or more systems above mentioned. According to detection mechanism, Infrared sensors can be divided: photon detectors(based on the photoelectric effect) and heat detectors(based on thermal effects.) We first look at the composition of infrared systems, the main optical system and auxiliary optical system, on the basis of that we discuss the key components of IR in detail. In fact, the infrared sensor Works is not complicated. Infrared sensor work principle (1) measured target. infrared radiation infrared system can be set according to the peculiarity of IR radiation of measured target. (2) atmosphere attenuation. infrared radiation of measured target will be attenuated through the Earths atmosphere, due to the scattering and absorption of gas molecules, a variety of gases and sol particles. (3) optical receiver. It receives some infrared radiation of measured target and transmittes to the infrared sensor. just like radar antenna. (4) radiation modulator. it can modulates radiation into alternating radiation, providing information of target location and filtering out a large area of

interference information. It known as the modulation drive or chopper, which has variety of structures. (5) infrared detector. This is the core of IR systems. It is the use of the physical effects of interaction between infrared radiation and matter to detect infrared radiation. In most of cases it is the use of this electrical effects showing in the interaction effect. Such detectors can be divided into sensitive photon detectors and thermal detectors. (6) detector cooler. Because some detectors must work at low temperature. By refrigeration, the equipment can shorten response time to enhance sensitivity. (7) signal processing system. It could enlarge and tilter detecting signal to get information. And then translates the information into required format which is transfer to the control device or display at last. (8) display device. This is the final device of infrared device. Display devices are commonly used including oscilloscopes, cathode ray tubes, infrared-sensitive materials, instructions and other instruments and recorder. Infrared system could be able to complete the relevant physical measurement in accordance with the process above mentioned. The core of infrared system is infrared detectors which can be divided into Thermal detectors and photon detectors according to the different detecting mechanism. The following example of a thermal detector is used to analyze principle of the detector. Thermal detectors make use of radiant heat effect, so that make the temperature of detecting component raise after receiving radiation energy, and thus make the detector performance depends on the temperature performance change. The radiation will be detected when detecting temperature performance change. In most cases, to detect change through thermal radiation. When the device receives radiation to cause non-electricity change that can be measured the power change by means of appropriate transformation.

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