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Paper Abstract
There is a growing interest at reducing the size, weight, power and cost of military systems which often have to
contain a large number of thermal and visible electro-optic functions in one camera. In the meantime, Active
systems, using a near-infrared pulse laser and a fast, gated detector, are now commonly regarded as potential
candidates for application requiring performances beyond ranges usually achieved with thermal imaging.
This paper describes three recent developments using DEFIR (Sofradir and CEA-LETI's joint laboratory) MCT
e-APD technology that addresses these needs. The first is a 15μm pixel pitch detector that can be switched to
operate as a passive thermal imager, a laser-gated imager or a solar flux imager. A second development concerns
an ultra-sensitive dual 2D/3D detector providing range information in a dynamic environment. Finally, an ultra
high speed solution with a very low floor noise has been set up for applications with fast moving targets or
Astronomy instrumentation.
MCT e-APD solutions with small pixel pitch open a wide range of potential applications and contribute to
bringing new generation EO sensor capability in a compact and lightweight payload configuration with extended
performances. Perspectives and ongoing developments are discussed.
Paper Details
Date Published: 31 May 2012
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 8353, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVIII, 83532G (31 May 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.921806
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8353:
Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVIII
Bjørn F. Andresen; Gabor F. Fulop; Paul R. Norton, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 8353, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVIII, 83532G (31 May 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.921806
Show Author Affiliations
Yann Reibel, SOFRADIR (France)
Alexandre Kerlain, SOFRADIR (France)
Gwladys Bonnouvier, SOFRADIR (France)
David Billon-Lanfrey, SOFRADIR (France)
Alexandre Kerlain, SOFRADIR (France)
Gwladys Bonnouvier, SOFRADIR (France)
David Billon-Lanfrey, SOFRADIR (France)
Johan Rothman, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Laurent Mollard, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Eric de Borniol, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Gérard Destefanis, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Laurent Mollard, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Eric de Borniol, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Gérard Destefanis, CEA-LETI, Minatec (France)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8353:
Infrared Technology and Applications XXXVIII
Bjørn F. Andresen; Gabor F. Fulop; Paul R. Norton, Editor(s)
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