pyroelectric detector

A detector (based on the temperature dependence of ferroelectricity in some crystals) which produces an electrical signal proportional to the energy flux on the collector surface.
Source:
Orange Book, p. 193
See also:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1745 (Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1752