1280 x 960 pixel microscanned infrared imaging module

Loïc Le Noc; Bruno Tremblay; Anne Martel; Claude Chevalier; Nathalie Blanchard; Martin Morissette; Luc Mercier; François Duchesne; Lucie Gagnon; Patrick Couture; Frédéric Lévesque; Nichola Desnoyers; Mathieu Demers; Frédéric Lamontage; Hubert Jerominek; Alain Bergeron

doi:10.1117/12.853377

3 May 2010 1280 x 960 pixel microscanned infrared imaging module

Loïc Le Noc, Bruno Tremblay, Anne Martel, Claude Chevalier, Nathalie Blanchard, Martin Morissette, Luc Mercier, François Duchesne, Lucie Gagnon, Patrick Couture, Frédéric Lévesque, Nichola Desnoyers, Mathieu Demers, Frédéric Lamontage, Hubert Jerominek, Alain Bergeron

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Proceedings Volume 7660, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVI; 766021 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853377
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The needs of surveillance/detection operations in the infrared range, for industrial, spatial and military applications continuously tend toward larger field of view and resolution while maintaining the system as compact as possible. To answer this need, INO has developed a 1280x960 pixel thermal imager, said HRXCAM, with 22.6° field of view. This system consists in the assembly of a catadioptric optics with microscan mechanism and a detection electronic module based on a 640x480 25μm pitch pixel bolometric detector. The detection module, said IRXCAM, is a flexible platform developed for fast prototyping of varied systems thanks to its ability to support a large range of infrared detectors. With its multiple hardware and software functionalities, IRXCAM can also be used as the complete electronic module of a finalized system. HRXCAM is an example of fast prototyping with IRXCAM and an optical lens that fully demonstrates the imaging performance of the final system. HRXCAM provides 1280x960 pixel images at a nominal 5-15 Hz frequency with 60 mK NETD. It can also be used in the 640x480 mode at 58 Hz with the same sensitivity. In this paper, the catadioptric optics with integrated microscan and IRXCAM architecture and specifications are reviewed. Some typical examples of image obtained with HRXCAM in outdoor conditions are presented.

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Loïc Le Noc, Bruno Tremblay, Anne Martel, Claude Chevalier, Nathalie Blanchard, Martin Morissette, Luc Mercier, François Duchesne, Lucie Gagnon, Patrick Couture, Frédéric Lévesque, Nichola Desnoyers, Mathieu Demers, Frédéric Lamontage, Hubert Jerominek, and Alain Bergeron "1280 x 960 pixel microscanned infrared imaging module", Proc. SPIE 7660, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVI, 766021 (3 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853377

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