H2RG focal plane array and camera performance update

Richard Blank; Selmer Anglin; James W. Beletic; Sid Bhargava; Ryan Bradley; Craig A. Cabelli; Jing Chen; Don Cooper; Rick Demers; Michael Eads; Mark Farris; William Lavelle; Gerard Luppino; Eric Moore; Eric Piquette; Raphael Ricardo; Min Xu; Majid Zandian

doi:10.1117/12.926752

25 September 2012 H2RG focal plane array and camera performance update

Richard Blank, Selmer Anglin, James W. Beletic, Sid Bhargava, Ryan Bradley, Craig A. Cabelli, Jing Chen, Don Cooper, Rick Demers, Michael Eads, Mark Farris, William Lavelle, Gerard Luppino, Eric Moore, Eric Piquette, Raphael Ricardo, Min Xu, Majid Zandian

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Proceedings Volume 8453, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V; 845310 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926752
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Teledyne’s H2RG focal plane arrays have been widely used in scientific infrared and visible instruments for ground-based and space-based telescopes. The majority of applications use the H2RG with 2.5 micron cutoff HgCdTe detector pixel at an operating temperature of ~77 K (LN₂). The exceptionally low dark current of the 2.5 micron H2RG allows for operation at higher temperatures which facilitates simplified instrument designs and therefore lower instrument cost. Performance data of 2.5 micron H2RG arrays at 77K, 100 K, and 120 K are presented and are discussed as a function of detector bias and pixel readout rate. This paper also presents performance data of 1.75 micron and 5.3 micron H2RG focal plane arrays and discusses some of the inherent performance differences compared to 2.5 micron cutoff arrays. A complete infrared camera system that uses the H2RG focal plane array and SIDECAR ASIC focal plane electronics is introduced.

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Richard Blank, Selmer Anglin, James W. Beletic, Sid Bhargava, Ryan Bradley, Craig A. Cabelli, Jing Chen, Don Cooper, Rick Demers, Michael Eads, Mark Farris, William Lavelle, Gerard Luppino, Eric Moore, Eric Piquette, Raphael Ricardo, Min Xu, and Majid Zandian "H2RG focal plane array and camera performance update", Proc. SPIE 8453, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V, 845310 (25 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926752

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