High-resolution infrared detector and its electronic unit for space application

M. Meftah; F. Montmessin; O. Korablev; A. Trokhimovsky; G. Poiet; J.-B. Bel

doi:10.1117/12.2177435

22 May 2015 High-resolution infrared detector and its electronic unit for space application

M. Meftah, F. Montmessin, O. Korablev, A. Trokhimovsky, G. Poiet, J.-B. Bel

Proceedings Volume 9469, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications VIII; 946905 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177435
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

High-resolution infrared detector is used extensively for military and civilian purposes. Military applications include target acquisition, surveillance, night vision, and tracking. Civilian applications include, among others, scientific observations. For our space systems, we want to use the products developed by SOFRADIR Company. Thus, we have developed a space electronic unit that is used to control the high-resolution SCORPIO-MW infrared detector, which has a format of 640×512 pixels with 15μm×15μm pixel pitch. The detector within microelectronics based on infrared mid-wave (MW) complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) uses a micro-cooler in order to keep its temperature around 100 K. The standard wavelength range (3 to 5μm) is adapted to the 2.2 to 4.3μm wavelength range thanks to adaptation of the optical interface of the detector and with an antireflection coating. With our electronic system, we can acquire 3 images per second. To increase the signal to noise ratio, we have the opportunity to make a summation of 15 frames per image. Through this article, we will describe the space electronic system that we have developed in order to achieve space observations (e.g. Atmospheric Chemistry Suite package for ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter).

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M. Meftah, F. Montmessin, O. Korablev, A. Trokhimovsky, G. Poiet, and J.-B. Bel "High-resolution infrared detector and its electronic unit for space application", Proc. SPIE 9469, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications VIII, 946905 (22 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177435

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