Thermal Imaging Detection

Introduction to thermal imaging detection:

The subject of this book is uncooled thermal imaging focal plane arrays and systems. In this context, “uncooled” refers to not employing artificial means of reducing the temperature of the infrared array, such as by means of cryogenic solids or liquids, mechanical refrigerators, thermoelectric coolers, or Joule-Thomson coolers. The infrared array operates at the ambient temperature, whatever that might be. If unstated, the temperature is assumed to be “room temperature,” generally considered to be 295 K or 300 K. Some detection mechanisms require the use of temperature stabilizers upon which are mounted the thermal imaging arrays. Although their construction is similar to that of thermoelectric coolers, they maintain the array at or very near room temperature; thus they are not considered to be coolers. Having problem with celsius to fahrenheit conversion formula keep reading my upcoming posts, i will try to help you.


Explanation to thermal imaging detection


The term “thermal imaging” refers to the ability of the array in its system to image room temperature scenes. Here again, “room temperature” implies 295 K or 300 K. A thermal image of a scene refers to an image of that scene made entirely by detecting the thermal (infrared) radiation emitted by everything in the scene. Thus there is no use of artificial (lamps, lasers) or natural (sunlight, moonlight, starlight, airglow) illumination of the scene. Because “room temperature” radiation has its spectral peak emittance at about 10-μm wavelength, this implies that the spectral response of the thermal imaging array extends beyond 3-μm wavelength; such arrays are usually designed to operate in the 3–5-μm or 8–14-μm atmospheric windows.

The term “focal plane array” as used herein includes not only linear arrays of pixels but also two-dimensional arrays. In the former, the pixels are arranged in a single row or column. In the latter, the pixels are arranged in a matrix of columns and rows. Although some publications reserve the term “focal plane array” to matrix arrays only, that is not true herein.

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Conclusion to thermal imaging detection


In general, a focal plane array consists of two parts, the infrared sensitive material and the read-out integrated circuit (ROIC), sometimes referred to as the “substrate.” The ROIC includes the means to electrically address the pixels sequentially.