Infrared readout integrated circuit technology for tactical missile systems

Nicholas A. Doudoumopoulos; David J. Gulbransen; J. K. Kojiro; A. E. Cosand; Colin G. Whitney; Richard Wyles; David R. Murphy; Stephen H. Black

doi:10.1117/12.60509

1 July 1992 Infrared readout integrated circuit technology for tactical missile systems

Nicholas A. Doudoumopoulos, David J. Gulbransen, J. K. Kojiro, A. E. Cosand, Colin G. Whitney, Richard Wyles, David R. Murphy, Stephen H. Black

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Proceedings Volume 1684, Infrared Readout Electronics; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60509
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The development of the direct injection unit cell architecture with a direct readout has produced several varieties of high-performance large-area staring arrays. These arrays satisfy almost all foreseeable missile applications. The uniformity, noise, and linearity lend themselves to low-complexity, high-performance missile systems. These readout integrated circuits (ROICs) are demonstrated with InSb over a spectral band of 0.5 to 5.5 um with NE(Delta)T of 17 mK under ambient tactical and low-background space conditions. Hybridization of eighteen 128 x 128 ROICs with LWIR HgCdTe resulted in an average NE(Delta)T of 21 mK. The new EPIC substrates yielded high-performance 256 x 256 LWIR HgCdTe capable of withstanding 2000 thermal cycles. The simple interface requirements of the /ST ROIC coupled with the high yield and extremely high operability show promise for future low-cost commercial IR systems.

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Nicholas A. Doudoumopoulos, David J. Gulbransen, J. K. Kojiro, A. E. Cosand, Colin G. Whitney, Richard Wyles, David R. Murphy, and Stephen H. Black "Infrared readout integrated circuit technology for tactical missile systems", Proc. SPIE 1684, Infrared Readout Electronics, (1 July 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60509

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