Design of Compact Infrared Zoom Lens System

2012 ◽  
Vol 571 ◽  
pp. 324-327
Author(s):  
A Qi Yan ◽  
Deng Shan Wu ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Jian Zhong Cao ◽  
Jing Jin Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Commercial Application ◽  
Zoom Lens ◽  
Lens System ◽  
Compact Design ◽  
Infrared Materials

Infrared zoom lens system with cooled focal plane array (FPA) detector is widely used in military application. Relevant information about optical design can be got easily, but research on infrared zoom lens system with low cost and high image quality for commercial application is less. This paper design a Compact infrared zoom lens system with only four lenses, using an uncooled focal plane array (FPA) with 384×288 pixels with zoom ratio 3:1. Because of large F number and less lenses, transmission of the whole zoom system is greatly improved. NETD and MRTD of infrared system will be satisfying by this compact design. There is no special surface such as diffractive surface, HOE in zoom lens system, and only Ge and Znse infrared materials are chosen which result in lower production cost of infrared zoom lens system for commercial applications.

An uncooled infrared focal plane array for low-cost applications fabricated with standard CMOS technology

2006 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Calaza ◽  
N. Viarani ◽  
G. Pedretti ◽  
M. Gottardi ◽  
A. Simoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Cmos Technology ◽  
Infrared Focal Plane Array

Large format high operability low cost infrared focal plane array performance and capabilities

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Decosta Lindsay ◽  
James W. Bangs ◽  
John Vampola ◽  
Frank Jaworski ◽  
Lynn Mears ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Large Format ◽  
Infrared Focal Plane Array ◽  
Array Performance

Design, fabrication, and evaluation of a high-performance, low-cost longwave infrared HgCdTe 256x1scanning focal plane array

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C.H. Wang ◽  
G. Dudoff ◽  
S. Jost ◽  
J. Roussis ◽  
J. Voelker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Focal Plane Array

Design, fabrication, and evaluation of a high-performance, low-cost longwave infrared HgCdTe 256x1 scanning focal plane array

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.C.H. Wang ◽  
G. Dudoff ◽  
S. Jost ◽  
J. Roussis ◽  
J. Voelker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Focal Plane Array

Low-cost 320x240 lead salt focal plane array

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Beystrum ◽  
Niels Jacksen ◽  
Marcus L. Sutton ◽  
Mark K. Preis ◽  
Charles F. Walmsley
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Lead Salt

Low-Cost and Modularized Test Bench for Focal Plane Array

2014 ◽  
Vol 981 ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Xi Qu Chen ◽  
Qiang Lv
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Focal Plane ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Focal Plane Arrays ◽  
Simple Test ◽  
Optical Part ◽  
Set Up

In this paper, a low-cost and modularized test bench for microbolometric focal plane array is proposed. Based on the analysis of driving microbolometric focal plane array, we have set up the simple test bench. The test bench consists of four major modules: optical part, driving sequence timer, power supply and signal processing board, and data analyzer. Each module in the test bench is reconfigurable and the driving sequence timer is programmable in system. The proposed test bench is low-cost and has been applied to practical microbolometric focal plane arrays in our laboratory.

scholarly journals NIMPOL: An Imaging Polarimeter for the Mid-infrared

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig H. Smith ◽  
Toby J. T. Moore ◽  
David K. Aitken ◽  
Takuya Fujiyoshi
Keyword(s):  
Focal Plane ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Focal Plane Array ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Control Electronics ◽  
Infrared Wavelengths

AbstractWe have built an imaging polarimeter for use at mid-infrared wavelengths (i.e. N band or 8–13 μm). The detecting element is a 128 × 128 element Si:Ga Focal Plane Array, supplied by Amber Engineering, USA. The polarimeter itself provides diffraction limited images on a 4-m class telescope and has a field of view of about 32 arcsec of sky with 0·25 arcsec pixels. We describe the optical design, control electronics, observing modes and detector sensitivities. Also presented are some observational results to demonstrate the power of this new imaging polarimetric system.

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