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Microbolometer focal plane array with temperature compensated bias

US7105818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2005
Grant dateSep 12, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/76
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A readout circuit for an array of substrate-isolated microbolometer detectors includes a bias source that varies in accordance with changes in substrate temperature as detected by a temperature sensor that has temperature characteristic that resembles the temperature characteristic of the microbolometer detector array so as compensate detector measurements for temperature induced errors in the microbolometer focal plane array read out.

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