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As opposed to the thermal detectors studied previously, photon detectors (or quantum detectors) work by direct interaction of photons with electrons. The various photon detection mechanisms are the following.
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Caniou, J. (1999). Photon detectors. In: Passive Infrared Detection. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6140-5_11
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