• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 10, 101102 (2016)
Xuhong Chu1, Liquan Dong1、*, Yuejin Zhao1, Xiaomei Yu2, and Yun Feng1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Key Lab. for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, School of Optoelectronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100087, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.101102 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xuhong Chu, Liquan Dong, Yuejin Zhao, Xiaomei Yu, Yun Feng. Optical readout method based on time-discrete modulation for micro-cantilever array sensing[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(10): 101102 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) FPA and its pixel and (b) the bi-material micro-cantilever structure of an FPA pixel.
    Fig. 1. (a) FPA and its pixel and (b) the bi-material micro-cantilever structure of an FPA pixel.
    Time-discrete modulation optical readout IR FPA imaging system.
    Fig. 2. Time-discrete modulation optical readout IR FPA imaging system.
    Mechanical chopper.
    Fig. 3. Mechanical chopper.
    Chopper wheel and its motor drive unit.
    Fig. 4. Chopper wheel and its motor drive unit.
    Images of a hot iron captured by the optical readout IR FPA imaging system (a,b) without time-discrete modulation and (c) with time-discrete modulation.
    Fig. 5. Images of a hot iron captured by the optical readout IR FPA imaging system (a,b) without time-discrete modulation and (c) with time-discrete modulation.
    Image sequence of a hot iron captured by the optical readout IR FPA imaging system without time-discrete modulation.
    Fig. 6. Image sequence of a hot iron captured by the optical readout IR FPA imaging system without time-discrete modulation.
    Image sequence of a hot iron captured by the optical readout IR FPA imaging system with time-discrete modulation.
    Fig. 7. Image sequence of a hot iron captured by the optical readout IR FPA imaging system with time-discrete modulation.
     Fig. 5(a)Fig. 5(b)Fig. 5(c)
     ValueMeanValueMeanValueMean
    Gmax19898163165.3160161
    Gmax292176156
    Gmax3104157167
    Gn121203636.34.13.1
    Gn224302.3
    Gn315432.8
    NETDΔT×k×0.204ΔT×k×0.219ΔT×k×0.019
    Table 1. Calculated Values of NETD
    Xuhong Chu, Liquan Dong, Yuejin Zhao, Xiaomei Yu, Yun Feng. Optical readout method based on time-discrete modulation for micro-cantilever array sensing[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(10): 101102
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