An infrared temperature sensor comprises a thermopile sensor and an infrared reflector, wherein the infrared reflector reflects the infrared ray radiated by a target to a first thermopile sensing element of the thermopile sensor to sense the temperature of the target. By appropriately designing the reflecting surface of the infrared reflector, a horizontal viewing angle of a sensing range of the infrared temperature sensor can be larger, while a vertical viewing angle is smaller. The thermopile sensor further comprises a second thermopile sensing element, which can sense the thermal radiation of a package structure, whereby to compensate for the measurement error induced by the temperature variation of the package structure, which results from the variation of the environmental temperature. Thus, the measurement accuracy is increased.

A system controller includes a light source, an optical guiding assembly, a sensor and a feedback controller, and is applied to perform a solder operation with a solder module. The light source emits waveband light guided to a to-be-soldered area for heating. The optical guiding assembly is disposed between the light source and the solder module, and the waveband light is guided to the solder module by the optical guiding assembly. The sensor is disposed on another side of the optical guiding assembly for receiving a sensing light beam and then generating a sensing signal. The sensing light beam is guided to the sensor by the optical guiding assembly. The feedback controller is connected with the sensor and the light source for receiving the sensing signal and then controlling the light source. The system controller is a static part, and the solder module is a dynamic part.

A system controller includes a light source, an optical guiding assembly, a sensor and a feedback controller, and is applied to perform a solder operation with a solder module. The light source emits waveband light guided to a to-be-soldered area for heating. The optical guiding assembly is disposed between the light source and the solder module, and the waveband light is guided to the solder module by the optical guiding assembly. The sensor is disposed on another side of the optical guiding assembly for receiving a sensing light beam and then generating a sensing signal. The sensing light beam is guided to the sensor by the optical guiding assembly. The feedback controller is connected with the sensor and the light source for receiving the sensing signal and then controlling the light source. The system controller is a static part, and the solder module is a dynamic part.

An infrared thermometer measures a temperature of an energy zone. The infrared thermometer comprises a beam splitter for splitting an incident light beam from an energy zone into an infrared light beam and a visible light beam; an infrared detector for detecting the infrared light beam and generating a signal indicative of a temperature of the energy zone according to the detected infrared light beam; and a sighting device having an optical module for generating a reflective reticle image and transmitting the visible light beam to generate a target image at a sight window, wherein the sighting device is configured to superimpose the reflective reticle image over the target image at the sight window to align the infrared detector with the energy zone. The infrared thermometer and an associated measurement method facilitate the alignment of the energy zone by the users, thereby improving the accuracy of the measurement.

A semiconductor sensor system, in particular a bolometer, includes a substrate, an electrode supported by the substrate, an absorber spaced apart from the substrate, a voltage source, and a current source. The electrode can include a mirror, or the system may include a mirror separate from the electrode. Radiation absorption efficiency of the absorber is based on a minimum gap distance between the absorber and mirror. The current source applies a DC current across the absorber structure to produce a signal indicative of radiation absorbed by the absorber structure. The voltage source powers the electrode to produce a modulated electrostatic field acting on the absorber to modulate the minimum gap distance. The electrostatic field includes a DC component to adjust the absorption efficiency, and an AC component that cyclically drives the absorber to negatively interfere with noise in the signal.

A medical thermometer including a curved mirror and a radiation sensor is disclosed. The radiation sensor is disposed relative to the mirror in a configuration whereby the mirror reflects away from the sensor radiation that passes through the radiation entrance and that is oriented outside a range of angles relative to the mirror, and reflects toward the sensor radiation that passes through the radiation entrance and that is oriented within a range of angles relative to the mirror.

A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation includes at least one thermal detector, placed on a substrate; an encapsulating structure forming a cavity housing the thermal detector, including at least one thin encapsulating layer; and at least one Fabry-Perot interference filter, formed by first and second semi-reflective mirrors that are separated from each other by a structured layer. A high-index layer of one of the semi-reflective mirrors is at least partially formed from the thin encapsulating layer.

A radiation detector includes a substrate and a membrane suspended above the substrate by spacers, wherein the spacers electrically contact a radiation sensor formed in the membrane and thermally insulate the membrane from the substrate.

The present invention includes a temperature probe and use thereof. The temperature probe is configured to obtain a temperature of a blow molding preform, especially a temperature of an inside surface of the blow molding preform. In this manner, effectiveness of heating the preform can be evaluated, the presence of one or more temperature gradients ascertained, and the blow molding process can be optimized for a given preform.

A light detection device includes a light detector including first detectors and second detectors both disposed along a main surface; a light coupling layer disposed on or above the light detector; and a light shielding film disposed on the light coupling layer. The light coupling layer includes a first low-refractive-index layer, a first high-refractive-index layer that is disposed on the first low-refractive-index layer and includes a first grating, and a second low-refractive-index layer that is disposed on the first high-refractive-index layer. The light shielding film includes a light transmitting region and a light shielding region adjacent to the light transmitting region. The light transmitting region faces two or more first detectors included in the first detectors, and the light shielding region faces two or more second detectors included in the second detectors.