Calibration of a pyroelectric detector at 10.6 microm with the National Institute of Standards and Technology high-accuracy cryogenic radiometer

T R Gentile; J M Houston; G Eppeldauer; A L Migdall; C L Cromer

doi:10.1364/ao.36.003614

Calibration of a pyroelectric detector at 10.6 microm with the National Institute of Standards and Technology high-accuracy cryogenic radiometer

Appl Opt. 1997 Jun 1;36(16):3614-21. doi: 10.1364/ao.36.003614.

Authors

T R Gentile, J M Houston, G Eppeldauer, A L Migdall, C L Cromer

PMID: 18253383
DOI: 10.1364/ao.36.003614

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing an infrared detector calibration facility to improve radiometric standards at infrared wavelengths. The absolute response of the cryogenic bolometer that serves as the transfer standard for this facility is being linked to the NIST high- accuracy cryogenic radiometer (HACR) at a few laser wavelengths. At the 10.6-microm CO(2) laser line, this link is being established through a pyroelectric detector that has been calibrated against the HACR. We describe the apparatus, methods, and uncertainties for the calibration of this pyroelectric detector.