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An infrared detector is simply a transducer of radiant energy, converting radiant energy in the infrared into a measurable form. Infrared detectors can be used for a variety of applications in the military, scientific, industrial, medical, security and automotive arenas. Since infrared radiation does not rely on visible light, it offers the possibility of seeing in the dark or through obscured conditions, by detecting the infrared energy emitted by objects. The detected energy is translated into imagery showing the energy differences between objects, thus allowing an otherwise obscured scene to be seen.
For example, the left image below is what you may see in ordinary light on a dark night. The image at right is the same scene but as seen with an Infrared camera. Hot objects such as people stand out from the typically cooler backgrounds regardless of the available visible light.

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