Products & Applications

Defence applications

MARS LW 320x256

Mars LW, manufactured in large quantities, is the reference LWIR ( 8-10 µm ) staring array.
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

- 9.5 µm IRFPA at 77 K into compact Integrated Detector Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDDCA) with miniature 0.4 W Stirling-cycle rotary cooler.

On-request configurations

- 9.5 µm IRFPA at 77 K into 0.7W split Stirling-cycle linear cooler IDDCA, for expanded lifetime & system integration facilitation.
- 9.5 µm IRFPA at 80 K (N2 gas) into Joule-Thomson cooled Detector Dewar Assembly (DDA).

Data sheet (pdf)

Array Features

Pixel pitch		30 µm x 30 µm

Material spectral response		0.8 µm - 9.5 µm

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

FPA Operating Temperature		77K for 9.5 µm

ROIC Features

Selection:

Parallel or serial electrical interface

Modes:

snap shot operation, direct injection input circuit, integrate then read mode, programmable integration time (>3µs), anti-blooming

Max charge handling capacity :

14.8 10⁶ ( Gain 0 ) ; 36 10⁶ e^- ( Gain 1 )

Readout noise :

1000 e^- (for highest gain)

Number of output : 1 or 4

Pixel output rate : up to 6.6 MHz per output

Frame rate : up to 320 Hz full frame rate (320x256, 4 outputs)