Low SWaP-C MWIR sensor platform for commercial space applications (Conference Presentation)

Atul Joshi

doi:10.1117/12.2635696

11 October 2022 Low SWaP-C MWIR sensor platform for commercial space applications (Conference Presentation)

Atul Joshi

Proceedings Volume PC12234, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications XII; PC122340B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635696
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2022, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Cryogenic MWIR camera systems have not been readily adopted by commercial new-space applications due to 1) their high cost, size, or power, 2) due to being proprietary to large aerospace companies, or 3) due to the lack of reliability offered by compact commercial MWIR cameras for harsh space environment. This paper presents a novel low SWaP-C commercially available high-end MWIR camera system development for new-space applications. The camera incorporates MWIR FPAs from an 8-micron pitch to a 15-micron pitch, offering mega-pixel formats, and addressing both the scanning and the staring applications. An ASIC chip, that is a companion to the FPA, is utilized to improve both the SWaP-C as well as the reliability of the MWIR imaging camera payload. The architecture is software programmable to readily address a variety of commercial space applications.

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Atul Joshi "Low SWaP-C MWIR sensor platform for commercial space applications (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE PC12234, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications XII, PC122340B (11 October 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635696

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