Visible/Short Wave IR - Photon Counting Arrays
Abstract
The Visible/Short Wave IR - Photon Counting Arrays program developed imaging over a broad spectral band at extremely low levels of ambient illumination to provide a unique capability for remote sensing, unattended sensors, and pay-loads for autonomous ground and air platforms. The program leveraged recent innovations in solid state imaging devices, including parallel processing at the pixel level and novel read read-out technology, to develop a new class of sensors, that create images with only a few photons per pixel, exceeding performance of current low light level imagers. The direct conversion of low light level information into an electronic format has provided access to a suite of signal processing, image enhancement and communications techniques not available with current low light level imaging devices. This program transitioned via industry for ultraviolet to infrared imaging applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- c51d685da3e03c3f9a701d5d46d9caf7