Integrated multi-band EO sensor for UV, IR and laser detection applications

Author

Sood, Ashok K. ; Ahearn, John S. ; Mathur, Jagdish

Author_Institution

BAE Syst., Nashua, NH, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Abstract

Summary form only given. BAE Systems is developing integrated sensors for future commercial applications. This paper will present the detailed design of an electro-optical sensor, that incorporates an integrated UV focal plane using AlGaN 256×256 array, and two dimensional multi-color IR focal plane array covering various bands between 2-10 microns. The sensor concept takes advantages of various focal plane array technologies, integrated into a single sensor with a compact optical assembly. The key components of the sensor building block includes a recently developed AlGaN, 256×256 UV imager for broadband UV detection. The IR channels include large format 256×320 multicolor QWIP focal plane arrays developed and built by BAE Systems

Keywords

focal planes; infrared detectors; optical arrays; optical radar; optical sensors; packaging; ultraviolet detectors; 2D multi-color IR focal plane array; AlGaN; AlGaN UV imager; IR channels; IR detection applications; UV detection applications; UV focal plane; broadband UV detection; color QWIP focal plane arrays; compact optical assembly; integrated multi-band EO sensor; laser detection applications; laser detection channels; single sensor; Aluminum gallium nitride; Electrooptic devices; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Integrated optics; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical arrays; Optical sensors; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems and applications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969068

Filename

969068