L. Le Noc, B. Tremblay, A. Martel, C. Chevalier, N. Bouchard, M. Morissette, L. Mercier, F. Duchesne, L. Gagnon, P. Couture, F. Lévesque, N. Desnoyers, M. Demers, F. Lamontagne, H. Jerominek, A. Bergeron "1280 x 960 pixel microscanned infrared imaging module" Proc. of SPIE, 7660, art. no. 766021, 2010
Résumé: The needs of surveillance/detection operations in the infrared range, for industrial, spatial and military applications continuously tend toward larger field of view and resolution while maintaining the system as compact as possible. To answer this need, INO has developed a 1280x960 pixel thermal imager, said HRXCAM, with 22.6° field of view. This system consists in the assembly of a catadioptric optics with microscan mechanism and a detection electronic module based on a 640x480 25µm pitch pixel bolometric detector. The detection module, said IRXCAM, is a flexible platform developed for fast prototyping of varied systems thanks to its ability to support a large range of infrared detectors. With its multiple hardware and software functionalities, IRXCAM can also be used as the complete electronic module of a finalized system. HRXCAM is an example of fast prototyping with IRXCAM and an optical lens that fully demonstrates the imaging performance of the final system. HRXCAM provides 1280x960 pixel images at a nominal 5-15 Hz frequency with 60 mK NETD. It can also be used in the 640x480 mode at 58 Hz with the same sensitivity. In this paper, the catadioptric optics with integrated microscan and IRXCAM architecture and specifications are reviewed. Some typical examples of image obtained with HRXCAM in outdoor conditions are presented.
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