Products & Applications

Defence applications

SCORPIO LW 640x512

The Sofradir 640x512 Long Wave (LW) Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT) staring array addresses needs for high resolution and high performance applications in Band III (long range surveillance, commander’s or gunner’s sight, handheld thermal imagers, high resolution thermography, IRST, …).

Hybridized on a Sofradir CMOS Read-Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC) which takes benefits of new advanced Si-Technology, the MCT array can be 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 Assembly (IDDCA) with miniature Stirling-cycle rotary cooler, for compact, low power configuration.

On-request configurations

- IDDCA with split Stirling-cycle linear cooler, for expanded lifetime and ease of system integration.
- Customized aperture

Data sheet (pdf)

Array Features

Pixel pitch		15 µm x 15 µm

Detector spectral response		7.7-9.5 µm

FPA Operating Temperature		up to 100 K

ROIC Features

Selection:

Serial electrical interface

Modes:

Fixed (640x512) or programmable

Max charge handling capacity :

13 Me^-

Number of output : 4

Pixel output rate : up to 20 MHz per output

Frame rate : up to 210 Hz full frame rate (640x512, 4 outputs)