High resolution digital readout for uncooled smart IR focal plane arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3242, Issue , 1997, Pages 240-245

  Ringh, Ulf ^a   Jansson, Christer ^a   Liddiard, Kevin ^b   Reinhold, Olaf ^c  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b Electro optic Sensor Design   (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADC; Bolometer; CMOS; Infrared sensors; Readout electronics; Smart sensors; Uncooled

Indexed keywords

BOLOMETERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FOCUSING; INFRARED DEVICES; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; READOUT SYSTEMS; SENSORS; SMART SENSORS;

ADC; CMOS; INFRARED SENSORS; READOUT ELECTRONICS; UNCOOLED;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 57649138534     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.293565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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