The 80015 Mercury Cadmium Zinc Telluride detector exhibits fast response time, a wide dynamic range and features an integrated preamplifier using a low noise power supply – plus the convenience of thermoelectric cooling. Thermoelectric (TE) cooling reduces noise, increases responsivity and eliminates the inconvenience associated with refilling a liquid nitrogen reservoir. The cooler controller features a temperature lock indicator and provides power to the preamplifier. Monolithic optical immersion of this detector is achieved using a hyper spherical lens shape. The monolithic construction of this detector (the epitaxial layer is grown directly on the lens substrate) is a highly effective technique for making a small detector behave like a larger detector. The active area surface appears to be n2 larger, where n is the index of refraction for the lens. The immersion reduces the image size and increases the detectivity by the same factor. The 80015 also includes a CaF2 focusing lens with X-Y adjustment and an iris that can be manually adjusted from 1 to 25 mm diameter. The iris can act as a Jacquinot Stop. By decreasing the effective source size and reducing the spot size on the detector, it increases the resolution. The iris uses standard Oriel 1.5-Inch Series male and female flanges, allowing it to be easily integrated into the FT-IR system, if desired. All necessary cables and a power adapter are included. The 80015 operates at 110-130 VAC, 50-60 Hz. For 220 VAC, order model 80016.