Single pixel radiometric measurements and array performance of 256 X 256 miniband-transport multiple quantum well focal plane arrays (FPAs) are presented. The detectors typically have a peak wavelength of 9.1 micrometers with spectral bandwidth of 1.1 micrometers . Laboratory measurements using the NVL 3D noise analysis technique indicate that these first generation 256 X 256 FPAs have a temporal noise equivalent temperature difference of 22 mK and spatial NETD of approximately 40 mK (for an 8 degree(s)C calibration interval) when operated at 60 K in an f/2.36 camera system.
method for measuring the modulation transferfunction (MTF) of a detector array from zero spatial frequency to twice the Nyquist frequency is presented. Laser speckle with a tunable, narrow spatial-frequency bandpass is used. The MTF measured with this method is compared to the MTF measured using sine targets. The results of the two methods agree to within 2%.
This paper presents a method for measuring the modulation transfer function (MTF) of a detector array from zero frequency to twice the Nyquist frequency. The equipment is simple and requires no complex optical components. Also, the use of laser speckle circumvents the problems inherent with traditional methods of MTF testing where the phase of the test target with respect to the sampling grid affects the observed contrast. The MTF measured with this method is compared to the MTF measured using sine targets. The results of the two methods agree to within 2%.
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