Radiant energy – Infrared-to-visible imaging – Including detector array
Patent
1987-03-09
1989-02-21
Fields, Carolyn E.
Radiant energy
Infrared-to-visible imaging
Including detector array
250334, 250352, H01L 3104
Patent
active
048067610
ABSTRACT:
A thermal imaging system is disclosed in which infrared radiation from the viewed scene is transmitted to a two-dimensional detector array carried on the focal plane of an optical/electronics module which has embedded in it amplifying, filtering and multiplexing circuitry utilizing MOSFET transistors. The module is located inside the cooling device. Cooling requirements depend on the alternatives (a) of using detectors responsive to wavelengths in the 3.0 to 5.0 micron range, which require less cooling, or (b) of using detectors responsive to wavelengths in the 8.0 to 12.0 micron range, which require liquid nitrogen cooling. The two-dimensional detector array may be combined with a limited scanning, called "nutation", which causes each detector to view a plurality of pixels in the incoming infrared radiation.
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Carson John C.
Clark Stewart A.
Fields Carolyn E.
Hanig Richard
Irvine Sensors Corporation
Plante Thomas J.
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