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System and method for detecting infrared radiation

US9243960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ULIS · FR

Inventors

Benoît Dupont · Brussels, BE
Michel Vilain · Le Pont-de-Claix, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2014
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N25/671
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for detecting infrared radiation by using an array of bolometers. The following steps are used to read a bolometer of the array of bolometers: biasing the bolometer at a predetermined voltage in order to make current flow through the bolometer; subtracting a common-mode current from the current that flows through the bolometers; and producing a voltage by integrating the difference between the current that flows through the bolometers and the common-mode current.

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