Space-qualified pyroelectric detectors

George R. Rullman; Shankar B. Baliga; Alan P. Doctor

doi:10.1117/12.177645

8 June 1994 Space-qualified pyroelectric detectors

George R. Rullman, Shankar B. Baliga, Alan P. Doctor

Proceedings Volume 2215, Photonics for Space Environments II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177645
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Earth horizon sensors utilizing pyroelectric detectors are finding increasing use in infrared horizon sensing systems. These detectors, like the earlier thermistor bolometer sensors, observe the Earth's carbon-dioxide emission in the 15 micron wavelength band. This paper describes the design, construction and performance of a pyroelectric detector suitable for use in horizon scanner systems. The procedures being developed to ensure the space qualification of this detector will be described. The design of more advanced staring arrays which have been developed will also be discussed.

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George R. Rullman, Shankar B. Baliga, and Alan P. Doctor "Space-qualified pyroelectric detectors", Proc. SPIE 2215, Photonics for Space Environments II, (8 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177645

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