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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2017
Flir Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Eric A. Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Chris Chan, Goleta, CA (US);
Kevin Peters, Goleta, CA (US);
Patrick Franklin, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert F. Cannata, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James L. Dale, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Tommy Marx, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David Howard, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Jefferson Rose, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael DeBar, Newport Beach, CA (US);
FLIR Systems, Inc., Wilsonville, OR (US);
Abstract
A device is disclosed including a substrate and a floating blinded infrared detector and/or a shunted blinded infrared detector. The floating blinded infrared detector may include an infrared detector coupled to and thermally isolated from the substrate; and a blocking structure disposed above the infrared detector to block external thermal radiation from being received by the infrared detector; and wherein the blocking structure comprises a plurality of openings. The shunted blinded infrared detector may include an additional infrared detector coupled to the substrate; an additional blocking structure disposed above the infrared detector to block external thermal radiation from being received by the additional infrared detector; and a material that thermally couples the additional infrared detector to the substrate and the additional blocking structure. Methods for using and forming the device are also disclosed.