Experimental FLIR Study.

Abstract

A single cell, serially scanned, thermal imaging FLIR system has been constructed. The system consisted of a Cassegrain type reflecting telescope with a convergent beam, oscillating mirror scan system and HgCdTe and InSb single cell infrared detectors. The system was first tested using visible light and then switched to the infrared wavelengths. The FLIR has imaged scenes with a temperature difference of 9 K above ambient. MTF measurements have shown it to be diffraction limited by the active area of the detector crystal and the optics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073361

Entities

People

  • James Powell Gruber

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Frequency Response
  • Images
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Scanning
  • Targets
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space