红外传感器从军事发展到物联网应用

　　红外传感器从军事发展到物联网应用

　　使用红外传感器准确地测量材料或气体在军事应用中的化学成分是众所周知的。现在，然而，他们迅速下降的价格标签，这些红外传感器是物联网M2M应用互联网获得牵引力，包括医疗诊断、成像、工业过程控制、火灾探测和远程煤气泄漏检测、污染监测、实时燃烧控制。

　　有三个主要的波长/频率类别的红外光谱：近，中，远红外。近红外涉及光纤，红外传感器在700 nm–1400 nm（0-7µM–1.4µm）范围。中红外包括在1400 nm 3000 nm–热传感装置（1.4µM–3µm）范围内，或远，或热红外成像，包括3000 nm–1毫米（3µM–1000µm）；所有的市场都在销售和产品开发的上升。

　　According to a recent market research report by ReportsnReports，¹ mid-IR sensor markets totaled $789 million in 2012 and are forecast to reach $7 billion by 2019. The impetus for growth includes price-performance increases and unit cost decreases from a high of $3，000 per unit to $300， in some cases， all the way down to approximately $8 per unit. Size has also migrated from bench sizes to portable units.

　　A WinterGreen Research study， Mid-IR Sensor： Market Share， Strategy and Forecasts， Worldwide， 2013 to 2019，² focuses on how sensors are becoming part of network systems in the IoT， fueling substantial demand. What is new is the use of new types of lasers for a wide array of sensing applications， from industrial process controls and environmental monitors to new medical diagnostics.