Title

Resolution-Equivalent D* For Sprite Detectors

Keywords

D*; Infrared detectors; Modulation transfer function; SPRITE

Abstract

It is desirable for design purposes to model a signal-processing-in-the-element (SPRITE) detector simply as a discrete-element detector with an integration-enhanced D*. We present a method for normalization of measured D* for SPRITE detectors to yield an equivalent-discrete D*. The multiplicative factor is the square root of the ratio of two noise-equivalent bandwidths: one is that of the SPRITE detector with no boost filter, and the other is that of the SPRITE detector with a boost filter that approximately compensates for carrier diffusion, yielding a spatial resolution that approaches that of a discrete detector the same size as the readout. This approach allows a resolution-equivalent D* comparison of SPRITE detectors with discrete-element detectors and facilitates such comparisons among SPRITE detectors. We find that, to obtain the D* of an equivalent-discrete detector, a measured SPRITE D* should typically be multiplied by a factor ranging from 0.85 to 0.57 for 8- to 12-μm SPRITE detectors and by a factor ranging from 0.50 to 0.23 for 3- to 5-μm SPRITE detectors. © 1995 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Publication Title

Applied Optics

Volume

34

Issue

31

Number of Pages

7179-7182

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.34.007179

Socpus ID

0029407759 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0029407759

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