An intelligent readout circuit for infrared multispectral remote sensing

Over the years infrared imaging technology has enabled many critical applications such as thermal and spectral imaging, medical diagnostics, and remote sensing. The growth in infrared imaging technology has been made possible by dramatic technical advances in infrared sensor manufacturing, as well as improvements in algorithms for image processing. However, the most powerful existing infrared imaging systems are still far behind their biological counterparts in many aspects including energy efficiency, computational capabilities, and performance. Inspired by biological imaging systems, in this paper we present an intelligent readout circuit based upon spectrally tunable infrared nanostructure sensors, which can revolutionize multispectral remote sensing systems.