At the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), absolutelycalibrated filter radiometers based on silicon photodiodes are routinely used for thermodynamic temperature determinations of blackbodies in the range from the zinc fixed point (FP) (419 • C) up to 3,000 • C. To extend the temperature range down to the tin FP (232 • C), we have designed two new filter radiometers based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) photodiodes with center wavelengths at 1,300 nm and 1,550 nm. For the absolute calibration of the spectral irradiance responsivity of the new InGaAs filter radiometers, the spectral responsivity measurement in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral range has been significantly improved. With a newly developed tuneable laser and monochromator-based cryogenic radiometer facility, the relative standard uncertainty of the NIR spectral responsivity has been reduced from 0.17 % to about 0.03 %. By using the calibrated InGaAs filter radiometer in conjunction with the large-area double sodium heat pipe of the PTB, the first results for the difference between the thermodynamic temperature T and the ITS-90 temperature T 90 in the temperature range from the zinc FP up to the aluminum FP (660 • C) are presented. The values for T -T 90 determined with the new InGaAs filter radiometers are consistent within their relative standard uncertainty of about 30 mK at 419 • C to about 60 mK at 660 • C.
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