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Longwave Infrared Detector has small pixel pitch TV format.
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Featuring 15 micron pixel pitch, Scorpio LW is 640 x 512 high-performance, compact, low-power consumption longwave TV format IR detector. Device features sensitivity of less than 20 mK at f/2, 210 Hz NETD (noise equivalent temperature difference) and operates at temperatures up to 100 K. Scorpio LW is designed for long-range surveillance equipment and ground-based applications that require high resolution and sensitivity in LWIR waveband.
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Sofradir Makes Small Pixel Pitch TV Format Longwave Infrared Detector, Scorpio LW, Commercially Available
Scorpio LW enters production, extending Sofradir's line of small pixel pitch TV format infrared detectors from the midwave to the longwave band
Sofradir will exhibit its line of advanced infrared detectors at Eurosatory, Paris, June 14 - 18 in Hall 6, booth E311.
Paris, June 14, 2010 - Sofradir, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors for military, space and industrial applications, announced today that its new Scorpio LW 640 x 512 15-micron pitch high-performance, compact, low-power consumption longwave TV format IR detector is commercially available.
Scorpio LW is designed for long-range surveillance equipment, commander or gunner sights, ground-to-ground missile launchers and other ground-based applications that require higher resolution and sensitivity in the LWIR waveband to improve reconnaissance and target identification.
"With 15-micron pixel pitch Scorpio LW - the new jewel in the crown of our longwave IR product range - entering volume production, Sofradir's position as a major supplier to the defense market of high-performance longwave infrared detectors is consolidated," says Philippe Bensussan, Chairman and CEO of Sofradir. "We now bring three new products to the market each year. This follows our success in setting the industry standard for size and performance in IR detection that came as a result of our launch of the first 15-micron pixel pitch IR detector in 2004. Today, we continue to push the boundaries of performance in IR detection to bring new possible system architectures to defense and security equipment makers. Scorpio LW is another important step forward in that direction."
Scorpio LW offers higher sensitivity (less than 20 mK at f/2, 210 Hz NETD-Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference) than comparable products. The higher sensitivity enables long-range equipment, such as commander sights, to extend their detection range, thereby allowing users to identify a target quicker. It also has the capacity to operate at higher temperatures up to 100 K (approx -173 °C), which is an advantage over the industry standard 80 K operating temperature. Operating at a higher temperature means that cooler input power is reduced. This brings about greater cooler reliability and longer autonomy for battery operated equipment.
Scorpio LW expands Sofradir's line of small pixel pitch TV format IR detectors from the mid-wavelength to the long-wavelength, broadening the performance attributes of its longwave IR product line.
About Sofradir
Sofradir develops and manufactures advanced infrared detectors (IR) for military, space and commercial applications. It specializes in cooled IR detectors based on a sophisticated high performance technology, Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT), and its vast product portfolio of scanning and staring arrays covers the entire infrared spectrum. Sofradir also offers QWIP detectors developed in cooperation with Thales.
Sofradir's headquarters are located in Chtenay-Malabry, near Paris, France. Its manufacturing facilities and those of ULIS, its subsidiary that manufactures uncooled IR detectors, are located in Veurey-Voroize, near Grenoble, in France. Sofradir EC, the company's US subsidiary, operates in Fairfield, NJ. Sofradir, ULIS and Sofradir EC employ more than 500 people. For more information, visit www.sofradir.com
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