Products & Applications

Defence applications

URANUS MW 640x512

The Sofradir staring snapshot 640x512 Mid Wave (MW) Infrared Focal Plane Assemblies (IRFPA) are offered to answer the high resolution (TV format) applications (FLIR, IRST, reconnaissance, surveillance, airborne camera, thermography, non destructive test,…) in band II (3-5µm).
These IRFPAs take advantage of the Sofradir optimized high performance, stable, low defect density Photo-Voltaic HgCdTe technology for staring arrays.
Hybridized on a Sofradir state of the art CMOS Read-Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC), these IRFPAs are offered in various long vacuum-life Dewar and Cooler configurations, in order to meet the different mechanical and cooling needs of the systems.

Standard configurations

- Integrated Detector Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDDCA) with miniature Stirling-cycle rotary coolers, for compact, low power configuration.

On-request configurations

- IDDCA with split Stirling-cycle linear cooler, for expanded lifetime & system integration facilitation.

Applications

High definition pod

Data sheet (pdf)

Array Features

Pixel pitch		20µmx20µm

Material spectral response		0.8 µm – 5.0 µm

Detector spectral response		3.7 µm – 4.8 µm

FPA Operating Temperature		up to 110K, 90K typical (Stirling cycle coolers)

ROIC Features

Selection:

parallel or serial electrical interface

Modes:

snap shot operation, direct injection input circuit, programmable integration time, anti-blooming

Max charge handling capacity :

> 4.8 10⁶ e^- (for 100% well fill)

Readout noise :

400 e^-

Number of output : 4

Pixel output rate : up to 8 MHz per output

Frame rate : up to 100 Hz full frame rate (640x512)