Focal plane arrays: MCT, quantum wells, PtSi

Rainer Breiter; Wolfgang A. Cabanski; R. Koch; Werner Rode; Johann Ziegler

doi:10.1117/12.328033

26 October 1998 Focal plane arrays: MCT, quantum wells, PtSi

Rainer Breiter, Wolfgang A. Cabanski, R. Koch, Werner Rode, Johann Ziegler

Proceedings Volume 3436, Infrared Technology and Applications XXIV; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328033
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The family of two dimensional detection modules at AEG Infrared-Modules GmbH (AIM) based on platinum silicide (PtSi) or mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) focal plane arrays for applications in either the 3..5 micrometer (MWIR) or 8..10 micrometer (LWIR) range was recently extended. Two new MCT devices have been realized in the configurations 384 X 288 elements in a 24 micrometer pitch for mid wave applications and 256 X 256 elements in a 40 micrometer pitch for long wave applications. Further a quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) device with 256 X 256 elements for long wave applications was introduced. The QWIP material was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Physics (IAF) in Freiburg, Germany. Details of the QWIP chip will be presented in a separate paper. The MCT devices provide extremely fast frame rates like 200 Hz and reach even for very short snapshot integration below 350 microsecond noise equivalent temperature differences (NETD's) below 20 mK for the LWIR modules. The QWIP devices provide an NETD even below 10 mK with excellent homogeneity for a rolling frame integration with 20 ms integration time and 50 Hz frame rate. Besides the thermal resolution given by the NETD, the correctability of the devices is discussed as a second important characteristic for the system design. Miniaturized driving and readout electronics and image processing boards for non uniformity correction were developed for different applications. The electronics provide a standardized exclusively digital interface with 14 bit deep resolution for high resolution excellent correctability and simplified exchangeability of modules. The design concepts of the AIM detector family and the main features of some new selected modules are summarized together with measured performance data in this paper.

Citation Download Citation

Rainer Breiter, Wolfgang A. Cabanski, R. Koch, Werner Rode, and Johann Ziegler "Focal plane arrays: MCT, quantum wells, PtSi", Proc. SPIE 3436, Infrared Technology and Applications XXIV, (26 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328033

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available

Members: $17.00

Non-members: $21.00 ADD TO CART

PROCEEDINGS
16 PAGES

DOWNLOAD PAPER SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

GET CITATION

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

Get copyright permission Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace

KEYWORDS

Electronics

Quantum well infrared photodetectors

Long wavelength infrared

Nonuniformity corrections

Staring arrays

Mid-IR

Image processing

Show All Keywords

Keywords/Phrases

Search In:

Publication Years