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Overview of alternative infrared detectors and focal plane arrays for LWIR applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2009

P. Kern ,
S. Bernhardt ,
I. Ribet-Mohamed ,
R. Haïdar ,
S. Maine ,
N. Guérineau ,
G. Vincent ,
S. Derelle ,
G. Druart  and
S. Rommeluère
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S. Bernhardt*
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
I. Ribet-Mohamed
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
R. Haïdar
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
S. Maine
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
N. Guérineau
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
G. Vincent
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
S. Derelle
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
G. Druart
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
S. Rommeluère
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
J. Primot
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
J. Deschamps
Affiliation:
ONERA/DOTA, Chemin de la Hunière, 91761 Palaiseau Cedex, France;
*
[email protected]
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Abstract

For a variety of scientific, space and defence applications, there is an increasing demand for long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) detector focal plane arrays and compact infrared instruments. In the first part, we present an overview of alternative detectors to standard mercury cadmium telluride photodiodes for LWIR detection, such as the HgCdTe avalanche photodiode, the quantum-well infrared photo-detectors, the superlattice detectors and the carbone nanotubes-based bolometers. In the second part, we focus on new concepts developed to meet the requirement of miniaturization of infrared instruments. Original IRFPA-based micro-optical assemblies have been achieved, demonstrating several optical functions such as imagery, spectral filtering, spectrometry and wavefront sensing.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 37: Astrophysics Detector Workshop 2008 , 2009 , pp. 365 - 372
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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