I.R. Imaging With Staring Arrays

Two dimensional arrays of infrared detectors can form the basis of many systems, offering a number of features not shared by existing thermal imagers. MCCS Frimley and RSRE have been engaged in the development of this form of thermal imaging for operation in both the 3-5 and 8-14 micron wavebands. In this paper, the utilisation of such systems will be discussed and examples of the imaging obtained will be shown.