Sat (societe Anonyme De Telecommunications)

Sagem Defense Securite Le Ponant De Paris

Henri G Pruvot

Bernard Ruocco-Angari

Michel Benoit Sirieix

Albin Virdis

Method of identifying an infrared matrix sensor, characterized in that, for at least some of the pixels of the sensor matrix, information concerning the position of the pixel in the matrix is recorded and information concerning at least one characteristic of each of the pixels is determined, and in that all of these pairs of information associated with the respective pixels (or mapping) are kept in memory as sensor identifier information.

Method of identifying an infrared matrix sensor

A wafer is provided for pre-processing the output currents of detection diodes subjected to thermal radiation, comprising an input stage for integrating the output currents of the diodes and an output stage delivering a signal related the incident radiation by a transfer function. It also comprises transistors for compressing the transfer function, the transistors conducting beyond a shunt threshold current less than a clipping threshold current and having a conduction resistance such as to shunt only a part of the integrated charges.

Pre-processing wafer for the output currents of detection diodes

The camera includes a chip of infrared detectors disposed in lines and a processing chip. The latter comprises integrators for integrating the output currents of the detectors, controlled by an automatic gain control loop for reducing the dynamic of the signal, delay lines, a summator for each line of detectors, error correction devices for reducing the fixed spatial noise errors, and a multiplexer receiving the signals associated with the various lines of detectors and furnishing a signal to a display device.

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Henri G Pruvot