Results of testing short wavelength HgCdTe hybrid focal plane arrays for earth remote sensing applicationsThe NASA Imaging Spectrometer program has the objective to develop the next generation of earth remote sensing systems. One part of the program is concerned with the production of advanced short-wavelength mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) hybrid focal plane arrays (FPAs). These arrays are needed for several instruments, including the Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer (SIS), which requires a mosaic of six 64 x 64-element arrays with a cutoff wavelength of 2.5 microns. A device description is provided and the test results are considered. The Airborne Imaging Spectrometer (AIS) is discussed, taking into account an instrument description, focal plane requirements, and AIS results.
Document ID
19860030584
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Blessinger, M. A. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Herring, M. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)