Products & Applications

Defence applications

PLUTON LW 288x4

Pluton LW, manufactured in large quantities ( more than 25 000 units ), is reference for LWIR ( 8-12 µm ) scanning arrays and is battlefield-proven.
Sofradir is MCT technology allows operations in LWIR waveband, the preferred solution for ground-based applications.
This high-performance IDCA takes full advantage of Sofradir is state of the art technologies.

Standard configurations

- Integrated Detector Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDDCA) with miniature Stirling-cycle rotary coolers, for compact, low power configuration.
- IDDCA with split Stirling-cycle linear cooler, for expanded lifetime & system integration facilitation.

Data sheet (pdf)

Array Features

Detector pitch		28 µm x 43 µm

Material spectral response		0.8 µm - 10.3 µm

Detector spectral response		7.7 µm up to material cut-off (high pass cold filter)

FPA Operating Temperature		77K to 80K

ROIC Features

Selection:

parallel or serial electrical interface

Modes:

snap shot operation, direct injection input circuit, simultaneous mode (integrate while read), programmable integration time (> 4MC), bi-directional TDI scanning, random pixel deselection

Max charge handling capacity :

0.4 / 1.2 / 3.4 / 6.1 / 8.0 / 10.5 / 12.2 / 16.0 Million e- (for 100% well fill)

Number of output : 4

Pixel output rate : up to 6 MHz per output