Products & Applications

Defence applications

JUPITER MW 1280x1024

The Sofradir staring snapshot 1280×1024 Mid Wave (MW) Infrared Focal Plane Assemblies (IRFPA) are offered to answer the very high resolution (SXGA format / HDTV compatible) and high performance applications (FLIR, IRST, reconnaissance, surveillance, airborne camera…) in the band II (3-5µm) detection.
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 can be offered in different 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 high reliability 1.5W split Stirling-cycle linear cooler or with compact 0.75W microcooler.

Data sheet (pdf)

Array Features

Pixel pitch		15 µm x 15 µm

Material spectral response		0.5 µm - 5.3 µm

Detector spectral response		3.7 µm - 4.8 µm (band pass filter)

FPA Operating Temperature		77K -110K

ROIC Features

Selection:

Parallel or serial electrical interface

Modes:

snap shot operation, direct injection input circuit, integrate while read mode, programmable integration time, anti-blooming, image invert/revert/inverse

Max charge handling capacity :

4.2 10⁶ e^- (for 100% well fill)

Readout noise :

< 150µV (400 e^-)

Number of output : 4 or 8

Pixel output rate : up to 20 MHz per output

Frame rate : up to 120 Hz full frame rate (1280x1024, 8 outputs, 20 MHz, Ti=1ms)