Demonstrated neuromorphic infrared hybrid focal plane and a vision of the future

The first-ever operational infrared focal plane that makes use of an architecture which mimics that of the human retina was designed, built, tested and integrated into a demonstration system at Amber Engineering. This paper presents an overview of the design concepts of this device, presents some operational results using the overall system, and discuses some options for system-level uses of future devices which will grow out of our initial experiences.