Lockheed Martin Corporation

Peter Falter

Robert James Martin

Kevin L Brown

Mark T Myers

Jeff Cole

A compact, wide field of view, infrared imaging system with two Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) and, optionally, an additional one Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) band, has a single, color corrected lens element embedded within the detector/dewar assembly. The lens element has two aspherical surface profiles and utilizes a holographic optical element to manipulate and detect bands of energy that are harmonic components of each other. The infrared imaging system simplifies and shrinks the MWIR/LWIR imager while maintaining all of the required functionality. An exemplary infrared imaging apparatus performs at an F-stop (F/#) of at least 1.4 with a square field of view of 90&#xd7;90 degrees.

Multiband, single element wide field of view infrared imaging system

A quantum well infrared photodetector includes a direct connection between the charge well and detector that induces a nonlinear dynamic bias. This dynamic bias advantageously corrects for nonuniformity in the conductance of the detector.

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Peter Falter