Advanced microbolometer detectors for a next generation uncooled FPA for space-based thermal remote sensing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7208, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Williamson, Fraser ^a   Marchese, Linda ^a   Baldenberger, Georges ^a   Châteauneuf, François ^a   Provencal, Francis ^a   Caron, Jean Sol ^a   Dupont, Fabien ^a   Osouf, Jocelyne ^a   Couture, Patrick ^a   Phong, Linh Ngo ^b   Pope, Tim ^a  

^a INO   (Canada)

^b Canadian Standards Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Focal plane array; Microbolometer; Thermal remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GROUND SAMPLING DISTANCES; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MICROBOLOMETER; MICROBOLOMETER DETECTORS; MISSION REQUIREMENTS; SPACE-BASED; THERMAL DETECTORS; THERMAL IMAGING; THERMAL REMOTE SENSING; UNCOOLED; UNCOOLED FPA; UNCOOLED MICROBOLOMETER; WAVELENGTH BAND;

BOLOMETERS; FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS; FOCUSING; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE OPTICS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 67649256134     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.810026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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