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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Frederic W. Kingdon, Fairview, TX (US);
Michael G. Foley, Van Alstyne, TX (US);
Michael D. Ernest, Garland, TX (US);
George T. Strother, McKinney, TX (US);
David J. Markason, Tucson, AZ (US);
Richard C. Juergens, Tucson, AZ (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An infrared imaging sensor compatible with 2Generation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI) B-Kit based sensors. In one example, the infrared imaging sensor includes a set of refractive opto-mechanical modules, including an afocal optical module, a receiver assembly, and backward- and forward-compatible electronics modules. The afocal optical module is configured to provide a plurality of different fields of view for the infrared imaging sensor. In one example, the sensor is configured for MWIR and LWIR imagery.