Lock-in Thermography Basics and Use for Evaluating Electronic Devices and Materials /

• Main Authors: Breitenstein, Otwin (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Warta, Wilhelm (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Schubert, Martin C. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics, 10
• Subjects: Lasers.; Photonics.; Materials science.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Structural materials.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Structural Materials.
• Physical Description: XXI, 321 p. 126 illus., 68 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319998251
• ISSN: 1437-0387 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99825-1

This book discusses lock-in thermography (LIT) as a dynamic variant of the widely known IR thermography. It focuses on applications to electronic devices and materials, but also includes chapters addressing non-destructive evaluation. Periodically modulating heat sources allows a much-improved signal-to-noise ratio (up to 1000x) and a far better lateral resolution compared to steady-state thermography. Reviewing various experimental approaches to LIT, particularly the commercial LIT systems available, this 3rd edition introduces new LIT applications, such as illuminated LIT applied to solar cells, non-thermal LIT lifetime mapping and LIT application to spin caloritronics problems. Numerous LIT investigation case studies are also included.