Thermal radiation detection device, method for producing the same and use of said device
OwnerRainer Bruchhaus, Dana Pitzer +2inventors
InventorsRainer Bruchhaus, Dana Pitzer, Axel Schubert, Bernhard Winkler
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for detecting thermal radiation (3), comprising at least one thermal detector element (2) that converts the thermal radiation into an electric signal (4). The inventive device is further provided with at least one focusing element (12) that focuses the thermal radiation onto the detector element. The focusing element is for example a lens that consists of a semiconducting material such a silicon. Preferably, the focusing element is integrated in the detection window for detecting the thermal radiation, said detection window consisting of a semiconducting material.
Claims12
Device for detection of thermal radiation (3) with at least one thermal detector element (2) for converting the thermal radiation (3) into an electrical signal (4), characterized in that
- there is at least one focusing element (12) with a semiconducting material (6) for focusing of thermal radiation (3) onto the detector element (2).
Process for producing a device for detection of thermal radiation as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8, wherein at least one focusing element (23) with semiconducting material (6) is produced in a detection window (7) which has semiconducting material for irradiation of the detector element (2) with thermal radiation (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.