Improvements in uncooled systems using bias equalization

William J. Parrish; James T. Woolaway II

doi:10.1117/12.354575

26 July 1999 Improvements in uncooled systems using bias equalization

William J. Parrish, James T. Woolaway II

Proceedings Volume 3698, Infrared Technology and Applications XXV; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354575
Event: AeroSense '99, 1999, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a new approach for the control of microbolometer detector array uniformity as a function of substrate temperature change. This approach, called the bias equalization method, uses an electronic means of controlling the microbolometer array uniformity. For this method a three stage non-uniformity correction algorithm is employed. The first stage corrects for substrate temperature non- uniformity effects on the microbolometer detector elements followed by traditional offset and gain non-uniformity correction stages. To correct for substrate temperature non- uniformity effects, bias equalization coefficients are supplied to the readout integrated circuit (ROIC) to allow the control of a unique operating bias or temperature delta for each microbolometer detector element in the array. The bias equalization method circuitry allows microbolometer array non-uniformity control over a wider range of ROIC substrate temperatures while maintaining better than 80 mK NEdT using f/1.8 optics. This approach is expected to allow removal of the thermoelectric cooler from uncooled systems, thus making it ideally suited for high-volume, low-cost, low-power and low-weight production applications.

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William J. Parrish and James T. Woolaway II "Improvements in uncooled systems using bias equalization", Proc. SPIE 3698, Infrared Technology and Applications XXV, (26 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354575

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