Infrared Detectors Market - Global Industry Analysis

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An infrared (IR) detector is a transducer of radiant energy which converts radiant energy in the infrared into a quantifiable form. An infrared detector reacts to infrared radiation. The two major types of IR detectors are photodetectors and thermal detectors. The sensitivity and response time of a photodetector may be higher, but they usually have to be cooled to cut thermal noise. The materials in these photodetectors are semiconductors with narrow band gaps. There are different types of infrared detectors available such as indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), pyroelectric, mercury cadmium telluride (MCT), thermopile, and microbolometer. 

The global infrared detectors market is primarily driven by increasing demand for security at commercial environments such as offices, hotels, airports, and hospitals. In addition, high demand from consumer electronics applications such as tablets, smart TVs, and smartphone, use of night vision ability in military applications tends to ignite infrared detectors demand in the analysis period. Furthermore, increasing use of uncooled infrared technology in remote sensing and hyperspectral imaging, growing awareness of IR detectors among manufacturing and industrial applications is favoring the infrared detector’s market growth. On a contrary, factors such as government regulations and the high cost of chemical compounds such as indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) and mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) are expected to limit the market growth. Nonetheless, increasing proliferation of consumer electronics applications may disclose new avenues for infrared detector’s market in the near future.

Based on the type, the global infrared detectors market is bifurcated into pyroelectric, thermopile, mercury cadmium telluride (MCT), indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), micro-bolometer, and others (PBS & PBSE). Wavelength segment of infrared detectors includes shortwave infrared (SWIR), long wave infrared (LWIR), and mid-wave infrared (MWIR) detectors. Based on technology the market is categorized into cooled IR detector technology and uncooled IR detector technology. Automotive, consumer electronics, medical, military, security, and others are the key end users of the infrared detector market.

The Asia Pacific has emerged as a dominating regional market for the infrared detectors in last few years. Japan and China are expected to hold a significant market share in the coming years due to growing awareness of IR detectors among manufacturing and industrial applications. The U.S. and Western Europe will be opportunist region for infrared detector market due to the presence of a large number of manufacturers present in this region. The Middle East and Africa and Latin America are estimated to witness significant growth owing to the establishment of production facilities in these economies and rising demand from industrial application segment.
Prominent players in the global infrared detector market are Hamamatsu Photonics KK, FLIR Systems Inc., Melexis NV, Omron Corporation, Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Raytheon Co., ULIS, Texas Instruments Inc., Excelitas Technologies Corp., and Vigo System S.A., among others.