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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Jeannie Geneczko, Carlisle, MA (US);
Richard Blackwell, Andover, MA (US);
Margaret Kohin, Acton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeannie Geneczko, Carlisle, MA (US);
Richard Blackwell, Andover, MA (US);
Margaret Kohin, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process and system for a medium wave infrared (MWIR) uncooled microbolometer focal plane array (FPA). One embodiment is for a single MWIR band uncooled IR detector, wherein the design and fabrication utilizes standard silicon processing techniques reducing manufacturing costs and preserving existing manufacturing capabilities. Another embodiment is a two color uncooled microbolometer IR detector providing broadband detection.