Ulis' PICO640 LWIR detector selected for portable thermal imaging equipment

Ulis (Veurey-Voroize, France), an infrared vision specialist that manufactures uncooled thermal sensors for civilian and military applications, has announced that Thermoteknix Systems (Cambridge, UK) has selected its PICO640 17-µm longwave Infrared (LWIR) detector for performance-driven thermal imaging equipment where size, weight, power consumption, and range are critical. Thermoteknix specializes in high-performance, low-power infrared engines for small- and large-volume integrators.

The PICO640 17-µm LWIR is a 640 × 480-pixel, video quality (VGA) focal plane array (FPA) that operates in the 8–12-µm IR waveband. The company says it has one of the smallest footprints in its product category, 24 × 24 mm², and offers less than 0.160 W power consumption. It weighs less than 10 g and also has less than 10 ms of thermal time constant (response rate)—features that support 50-Hz portable thermal imaging applications, such as battery-powered cameras.

“PICO640 fits with Thermoteknix's proprietary technology that enables infrared cameras to be manufactured without TE cooling to stabilize detector performance, along with its XTi shutterless technology that removes the need for physical shuttering of the detector and interruption of imaging,” says Richard Salisbury, managing director of Thermoteknix Systems.

“Ulis is pleased to supply Thermoteknix Systems Ltd, with well-designed, cost-effective IR detectors that bring them competitive advantages in size, weight, performance, and cost,” says Jean-François Delepau, managing director of Ulis.

-- Posted by Vision Systems Design