Adaptive Focal Plane Arrays (AFPA)

Abstract

(U)The goal of the Adaptive Focal Plane Arrays (AFPA) program was to demonstrate high-performance focal plane arrays that are widely tunable across the entire infrared (IR) spectrum (including the short-, middle- and long-wave IR bands), thus enabling “hyperspectral imaging on a chip.” This program also enabled broadband Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) imaging with high spatial resolution. These AFPAs will be electrically tunable on a pixel-by-pixel basis, thus enabling the real-time reconfiguration of the array to maximize either spectral coverage or spatial resolution. The AFPAs will not simply be multi-functional, but rather will be adaptable by means of electronic control at each pixel. Thus, the AFPAs will serve as an intelligent front-end to an optoelectronic microsystem. The AFPA program outcome will be a large format focal plane array that provides the best of both FLIR and Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI).

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0b5166be563a8ebf7a42cc052fc3cd15

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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