HOTEYE: A novel thermal camera using higher operating temperature infrared detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5783, Issue PART I, 2005, Pages 392-400

  Bowen, Gavin J ^a   Blenkinsop, Ian D ^a   Catchpole, Rose ^b   Gordon, Neu T ^a   Harper, Mark A C ^a   Haynes, Paul C ^a   Hipwood, Les ^b   Hollier, Colin J ^a   Jones, Chris ^b   Lees, David J ^a   Maxey, Chris D ^b   Milner, Daniel ^a   Ordish, Mike ^b   Philips, Tim S ^a   Price, Richard W ^a   Shaw, Chris ^b   Southern, Paul ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HgCdTe; HOT; IR Camera; MCT; MWIR

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COOLING SYSTEMS; INFRARED DETECTORS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; SENSORS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

HGCDTE; HOT; IR CAMERA; MCT; MWIR;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 26444578336     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.603305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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