Optomechanical Thermal Imaging (OpTIm)

Abstract

Advanced infrared (IR) detectors and thermal imaging systems underpin a vast DoD application space including biochemical detection; infrared Search-and-Track; and terrestrial and space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance. Current IR detectors suffer from numerous limitations including poor sensitivity, poor signal bandwidth, or the need for expensive cryogenic cooling. The Optomechanical Thermal Imaging (OpTIm) program will develop a new modality of low size, weight, and power, room temperature IR detectors capable of quantum-level sensitivity, thereby enabling transformative enhancements to DoD capabilities including, but not limited to, night vision, surveillance, multispectral detection, and remote detection of trace industrial pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
ca237c657490e7a833ac20c3be83eb4f

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects

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