AEG PtSi modules: a summary

Wolfgang A. Cabanski; R. Koch; Horst Maier; G. Pahler; C. Joachim Wendler; Johann Ziegler; Karl C. Hofmann; Kurt Eberhardt; Peter P. Deimel; U. Prechtel; K. Kapser

doi:10.1117/12.243048

17 June 1996 AEG PtSi modules: a summary

Wolfgang A. Cabanski, R. Koch, Horst Maier, G. Pahler, C. Joachim Wendler, Johann Ziegler, Karl C. Hofmann, Kurt Eberhardt, Peter P. Deimel, U. Prechtel, K. Kapser

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Proceedings Volume 2746, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays IV; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243048
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

AEG has successfully developed a family of PtSi detection modules to cover various applications. The development was performed in a cooperation with Daimler Benz Research and Technology F2M and Telefunken Microelectronic TEMIC EZIS. The modules are designed around 2 staring PtSi focal plane arrays (FPA) having 256 X 256 pixels or 640 X 486 pixels, respectively. Both arrays are identical in their basic features like 24 micrometers pitch, > 60% fillfactor, variable integration time, optional interlaced and non interlaced rolling frame readout, subframe capability and excellent thermal resolution with measured values for the NETD < 70 mK (300 K, 20 ms, F/1.4). The FPA's are integrated either in integrated dewar cooler assemblies with a 1/3 W split linear compressor for the 256 X 256 FPA or a 1 W split linear compressor for the 640 X 486 FPA, respectively, or designed for the use in seeker applications with a Joule Thomson cryocooler (640 X 486 FPA only). The modules are completed by different miniaturized types of electronics, providing all DC and clock supplies to drive the FPA's and providing the customer with either a buffered analog or a 14 Bit resolution digital interface. Digital signal processor (DSP) based image correction units were developed for testing the units. The DSP boards provide the ability for freely programmable real-time functions like 2 point correction or other data manipulations in camera applications. The modules and their key features are reviewed together with their performance data.

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Wolfgang A. Cabanski, R. Koch, Horst Maier, G. Pahler, C. Joachim Wendler, Johann Ziegler, Karl C. Hofmann, Kurt Eberhardt, Peter P. Deimel, U. Prechtel, and K. Kapser "AEG PtSi modules: a summary", Proc. SPIE 2746, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays IV, (17 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243048

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