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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Neal R. Butler, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed-Martin IR Imaging Systems, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/109 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/109 ;
Abstract
An array of infrared sensitive bolometric detectors. The bolometers are connected across row and column readout lines. Integrated on the array are column signal processors that measure the resistance of each bolometer. Each column signal processor stores the output of a bolometer on an integrator. The array is temperature stabilized to a predetermined temperature to keep bolometer response within a predetermined bandwith.