Space science applications of thermopile detector arrays

Marc C. Foote; T. R. Krueger; J. T. Schofield; Daniel J. McCleese; T. A. McCann; Eric W. Jones; M. R. Dickie

doi:10.1117/12.482474

1 July 2003 Space science applications of thermopile detector arrays

Marc C. Foote, T. R. Krueger, J. T. Schofield, Daniel J. McCleese, T. A. McCann, Eric W. Jones, M. R. Dickie

Proceedings Volume 4999, Quantum Sensing: Evolution and Revolution from Past to Future; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482474
Event: Integrated Optoelectronics Devices, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Thermal detectors, while typically less sensitive than quantum detectors, are useful when the combination of long wavelength signals and relatively high temperature operation makes quantum detectors unsuitable. Thermal detectors are also appropriate in applications requiring flat spectral response over a broad wavelength range. JPL produces thermopile detectors and linear arrays to meet space science requirements in these categories. Thermopile detectors and arrays are currently being fabricated for two space applications. The first is the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) instrument, to fly on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, scheduled to launch in 2005. MCS is an atmospheric limb sounder utilizing nine 21-element thermopile arrays. The second application is the Earth Radiation Budget Suite (ERBS), part of the National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). This instrument measures upwelling radiation from the earth in the spectral range 0.3-100 μm.

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Marc C. Foote, T. R. Krueger, J. T. Schofield, Daniel J. McCleese, T. A. McCann, Eric W. Jones, and M. R. Dickie "Space science applications of thermopile detector arrays", Proc. SPIE 4999, Quantum Sensing: Evolution and Revolution from Past to Future, (1 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482474

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