Analysis of Optical Readout Sensitivity for Uncooled Infrared Detector

Abstract

An optical readout uncooled infrared detector, employing a substrate-free focal plane array with pitch size 60 μm, is established. The reflector deformation induced by the stress mismatching of the bi-layer structure is discussed and, in turn, a universal solution to determine both the optical readout sensitivity and the optimal filter position is found. By applying this solution, the optical readout sensitivity for the ideal plane reflector could theoretically increase by 80% as compared with the conventional operation, and the sensitivity loss caused by the reflector deformation can also be reduced to a reasonable level.