红外焦平面探测器的读出电路

红外焦平面阵列是现代红外成像系统的关键元件 ,不论是混合式还是单片式红外焦平面阵列 ,都采用读出电路来实现信号的多路传输以减少阵列输出信号线的数目。论述了读出电路在焦平面信号传输中的作用 ;讨论了用于实现红外焦平面阵列读出电路的一些实施技术 ;提出了红外焦平面阵列读出电路今后的研究方向     

20MPixel/s高速红外焦平面读出电路设计

针对中大规模红外焦平面对高速读出的需求,研究并设计了一款20MPixel/s红外焦平面高速读出电路。读出电路单元电路由电容负反馈运放输入级、相关双采样、源随输出级电路组成,总线输出级采用基于低功耗推挽运放的跟随器结构。研究了输出级运放像元信号建立时间和负载电容的关系,给出了20 MPixel/s高速读出的负载电容适用范围。采用0.5μm Mixed Signal CMOS工艺研制了一款红外焦平面高速读出电路芯片,和InGaAs光敏芯片耦合后实测读出速率达到20MPixel/s,像元信号之间最大上升时间为17ns。     

红外焦平面阵列数据采集系统校准方法

为解决红外焦平面阵列数据采集系统的校准问题,基于传统功能性检查方法,研制出了能够模拟红外焦平面阵列输出的模拟源.该模拟不仅能模拟2048×2048规模的红外焦平面阵列并输出性能稳定的量化图像数据,而且能提供数据采集系统正常工作所需的帧、行、像元及相关双采样同步触发信号.利用模拟源输出的量化图像数据对红外焦平面阵列数据采集系统的噪声、采集电压范围、采集准确度及线性度、最高采集速率等参量的校准方法进行了研究,实现了红外焦平面阵列数据采集系统的定性检查和定量校准,解决了其溯源问题,为红外焦平面阵列参数的量值准确统一奠定了基础.     

二维多丝室探测器读出方法的优化

中国散裂中子源将建设一台基于~3He气体的二维多丝室,作为多功能反射谱仪束线的中子探测器.基于已有的研究,为优化选择二维多丝室探测器的丝结构,本文研究了三种不同的丝结构,并采用重心读出方法和数字读出方法进行了探测器的性能测量,得到了满足多功能反射谱仪探测器需求的读出方法.实验结果表明:对同种丝结构的二维多丝室探测器,重心读出方法的位置分辨和成像性能都好于数字读出方法;基于重心法读出的多丝室探测器位置分辨率可以达到约160μm,基于数字读出方法的多丝室探测器位置分辨率可以达到约400μm.优化设计的丝结构为:基于重心读出法的阳极丝间距1.5 mm、读出通道间距4 mm,基于数字读出法的阳极丝间距1.5 mm、读出通道间距2 mm.优化设计的丝结构均能满足谱仪的位置分辨要求.     

多通道热释电IRFPA图像拼接采集系统

为了实现分辨率高的大规模热释电IRFPA探测器,设计了多路通道并行输出的读出电路。针对多路输出的热释电IRFPA探测器,依据热释电探测的时序要求,设计了图像拼接采集系统。利用外部驱动信号控制采集卡的触发及采样时钟,由斩波器同步信号判断热释电探测器的亮场及暗场信号。构造PC-DAQ虚拟仪器系统对多通道输出的热释电型IRFPA进行多路并行图像采集,并对每路图像信号进行亮、暗场判断后进行差分处理,通过软件拼接处理成一副完整的图像,最终在软件平台上显示。对实验室研制的160列120行双通道读出及320列120行四通道读出的热释电读出电路进行了图像采集实验,对于同样阵列大小的单通道读出探测器,双通道结构读出速度提高了1倍,四通道结构读出速度提高了3倍。通过采集成像实验验证了系统的可行性。     

基于法布里-珀罗微腔阵列的光读出红外热成像器件设计与制作

提出了一种新颖的基于硅基法布里珀罗微腔阵列的光读出红外热成像器件 ,该器件利用光学读出技术将红外图像直接转化为可见光图像 ,其焦平面阵列 (FPA)是一个基于微机电系统 (MEMS)制作的法布里珀罗微腔阵列。阐明了器件的工作原理 ;完成了可动微镜结构、热机械、可见光读出部分设计。理论分析表明 ,对Al/SiO2 双材料体系而言 ,SiO2 厚度应大于 0 .3μm ,其最佳厚度比为 0 .5 98,相应的最大热 机械灵敏度可达 10 -8m/K。采用体硅微机电系统技术 ,实验制作出了 5 0× 5 0焦平面阵列。     

环境温度对红外图像非均匀性影响的研究

定量分析了SOFRADIR公司生产的320×240凝视型非制冷焦平面探测器关键偏置电压FID、VEBASAGE对焦平面探测器输出的影响.通过测试发现,焦平面驱动电路板所处系统内部环境温度在某一温度附近有振荡现象,理论上推导出了焦平面驱动电路所处系统内部环境温度在（－10℃,40℃）的缓慢漂移以及振荡均能使关键偏置电压产生毫伏级漂移的结论.结果表明,焦平面驱动电路所处系统内部环境温度变化严重影响了焦平面探测器输出的稳定性并改变了红外图像的非均匀性,为基于环境温度补偿的非均匀性校正算法研究提供了依据.     

多通道石墨纳米带中弹性声学声子输运和热导特性

采用非平衡格林函数方法, 在保持总的能量输出通道中石墨链数不变的条件下, 研究并比较了并列的石墨纳米带通道中弹性声学声子输运和热导特性. 结果表明, 能量输出通道的增加能降低每个能量输出通道的热导; 与能量输入热库最近的能量输出通道热导最大, 最远的能量输出通道热导最小; 中间能量输出通道的热导性质与并列的各输出通道的结构参数密切相关, 最近和最远的能量输出通道的热导性质仅与各自能量输出通道的结构参数有关; 粗糙边缘结构能有效调节各通道的热导; 总的热导性质与能量输出通道石墨链数、能量输出通道数以及边缘结构粗糙程度密切相关.     

光读出热成像焦平面阵列的光学与热学设计

针对提出的一种光读出热成像系统 ,对其焦平面阵列的光学和热学特性进行了详细的分析 ,主要涉及法布里珀罗微腔两个反射面的反射率、可动微镜的温度响应、噪声等效温差以及响应时间四个方面。理论分析表明 :当法布里珀罗微腔两个反射面的反射率为 0 .5时 ,能获得较大的输出反射光强和反衬度 ,并保证了输出反射光强尽可能地随微镜位移在 0～λ/ 4范围内呈线性变化 ;可动微镜的温度响应值可达 2 .0 5× 10 -4,噪声等效温差为19.5mK ,热响应时间为 1.5 4× 10 -3 s。     

光学读出红外成像中面光源影响下的光学检测灵敏度研究

在光学读出红外成像的理论分析中, 通常将具有一定实际尺寸的非相干面光源简化为理想点光源, 导致了分析误差. 本文建立了面光源模型, 通过夫琅禾费衍射理论, 研究了面光源影响下的光学检测灵敏度, 发现了光学检测灵敏度随光源半径和焦平面阵列反光板长度的变化关系, 提出了面光源影响下的光源尺寸和反光板长度的优化设计准则. 针对理论分析, 进行了实验验证, 测试结果与理论分析一致. 关键词： 面光源 光学读出 焦平面阵列 非制冷红外成像     

Tuning fork enhanced interferometric photoacoustic spectroscopy: a new method for trace gas analysis

A photoacoustic trace gas sensor based on an optical read-out method of a quartz tuning fork is shown. Instead of conventional piezoelectric signal read-out, as applied in well-known quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS), an interferometric read-out method for measurement of the tuning fork’s oscillation is presented. To demonstrate the potential of the optical read-out of tuning forks in photoacoustics, a comparison between the performances of a sensor with interferometric read-out and conventional QEPAS with piezoelectric read-out is reported. The two sensors show similar characteristics. The detection limit (L) for the optical read-out is determined to be L _opt=(2598±84) ppm (1σ) compared to L _elec=(2579±78) ppm (1σ) for piezoelectric read-out. In both cases the detection limit is defined by the thermal noise of the tuning fork.     

An Optical Readout Method Based Uncooled Infrared Imaging System

This paper presents an optical readout method based uncooled infrared imaging system that contains an optical read-out section and a bi-material micro-cantilever arrays (BMCA) detector. The optical read-out section is based on incoherent light spatial filter technique. The read-out section converts the deflection angles of BMCA caused by absorption of infrared (IR) radiation to a visible image through optical filtering operation of the BMCA with a knife-edge filter. A spatial mathematical model is presented to describe the read-out method and its validity is proved. The IR image of a person’s hand obtained through the using of the 100 × 100 BMCA and the 12-bit A/D quantizer demonstrates the ability of the system to create image. The performance test shows that the average Noise-equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of the imaging system can arrive at about 183mK with some areas having a NETD as low as 78mK. Project supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60576053), National Technology Research and Development Program of China (No.2007AA03Z333).     

Holographic recording in photochromic CaF2 and its application to holographic interferometry

The holographic recording and read-out characteristics of the photochromic La-doped CaF₂ at 6328 Å are presented and some results of its application as a recording material in holograpic interferometry are given.     

Photorefractive fixed optical correlator

A photorefractive optical correlator stored and fixed in lithium niobate is presented. The device shows good correlation characteristics together with very high output efficiency and insensitivity to optical erasure during read-out. Received: 10 May 1999 / Revised version: 21 June 1999 / Published online: 16 September 1999     

Holography with guided optical waves

This paper deals with “waveguide holograms” recorded in a layer of storage material covering a planar dielectric waveguide. Reference and read-out waves are guided modes of the waveguide. Their field in the storage medium is evanescent. A theory of the diffraction efficiencies of these waveguide holograms is presented fors-polarized wavefields. To calculate the hologram structure the attenuation of the reference wave caused by absorption in the light-sensitive storage material is taken into account. Analytical expressions for the local and the overall diffraction efficiencies and for the intensity profiles of the diffracted fields are derived. The dependence of these quantities on experimental parameters (the waveguide thickness, the mode numbers of the reference and read-out waves, and the angle of incidence of the plane object wave) is presented graphically, i.e., by computer plots. Grating couplers for integrated optics can be made by waveguide holography. We consider this application to be interesting because incoupling efficiencies for Gaussian beams of up to 96% can be achieved theoretically.     

Direct dither control without external feedback for ring laser gyro

To avoid the lock-in effect, a body dither is introduced for the ring laser gyro (RLG). A dither feedback signal is necessary to control the dither drive signal. In the current dither control method, a piezoelectric or electromagnetic transducer is often used to obtain the dither feedback. The read-out signal of the RLG contains all dither-related information; hence, dither feedback can be obtained from the read-out signal, and external feedback can be reduced. A novel dither controlling method without external feedback is introduced in the present paper. How to control the dither amplitude and track the resonant frequency of the dither motor is described in detail. A comparative experiment is conducted between the old dither control method and the new one. Results show that the output of RLG using the new method has the same accuracy as that using the old method, aside from having more compact circuit dimensions.     

Vacuum expectation values of products of chiral currents in 3+1 dimensions

An algebraic rule is presented for computing expectation values of products of local nonabelian charge operators for fermions coupled to an external vector potential in 3+1 space-time dimensions. The vacuum expectation value of a product of four operators is closely related to a cyclic cocycle in noncommutative geometry of Alain Connes. The relevant representation of the current is constructed using Kirillov's method of coadjoint orbits.     

Surface plasmon polariton coupling between nano recording marks and their effect on optical read-out signal

We use the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method to investigate surface plasmon polariton coupling between two nano-recording marks which are of different shapes. The different coupling characteristics and the influence of these coupling effects on the read-out reflection signal will be discussed.     

Towards a general framework for fast and feasible k-space trajectories for MRI based on projection methods

The design of feasible trajectories to traverse the k-space for sampling in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is important while considering ways to reduce the scan time. Over the recent years, non-Cartesian trajectories have been observed to result in benign artifacts and being less sensitive to motion. In this paper, we propose a generalized framework that encompasses projection-based methods to generate feasible non-Cartesian k-space trajectories. This framework allows to construct feasible trajectories from both random or structured initial trajectories, e.g., based on the traveling salesman problem (TSP). We evaluate the performance of the proposed methods by simulating the reconstruction of 128 × 128 and 256 × 256 phantom and brain MRI images in terms of structural similarity (SSIM) index and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) using compressed sensing techniques. It is observed that the TSP-based trajectories from the proposed projection method with constant acceleration parameterization (CAP) result in better reconstruction compared to the projection method with constant velocity parameterization (CVP) and this for a similar read-out time. Further, random-like trajectories are observed to be better than TSP-based trajectories as they reduce the read-out time while providing better reconstruction quality. A reduction in read-out time by upto 67% is achieved using the proposed projection with permutation (PP) method.     

A frequency-modulated read-out system for dc SQIDs

A simple fm read-out system for dc SQUIDs is described that makes use of dc SQUIDs operated as relaxation oscillators. Measurements on system noise as well as on slew rate were performed, which demonstrate the applicability of the read-out scheme.