LONG WAVE INFRARED IMAGING POLARIMETER, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY

摘要

A long wave infrared imaging polarimeter (LWIP) is disclosed including a pixilated polarizing array (PPA) in close proximity to a microbolometer focal plane array (MFPA), along with an alignment engine for aligning and bonding the PPA and MFPA and method for assembly.

主权项

1. An LWIP comprising a PPA and an MFPA of equivalent pitches, the PPA comprising a substrate and pixels comprising active areas for polarizing energy from a source and the MFPA comprising a substrate and pixels comprising active areas, the PPA affixed to and parallel with the MFPA, and the PPA and MFPA aligned so that the PPA pixels correspond one-to-one to the MFPA pixels and the PPA pixels transmit polarized energy to the corresponding MFPA pixels.