HDR M700 next generation high dynamic range thermal infrared imaging system

Infrared imaging provides a non-invasive and non-destructive technique which offers valuable insight into several fundamental research processes in which active thermal monitoring is essential. Typically, one major limitation of infrared imaging is a narrow, bracketed snapshot dynamic range. Complex Radiometric calibration schemes such as Telops global calibration allow for optimization of this snapshot dynamic range over time through automated integration adjustment, but are still limited to ranges on the order of ~150C for a given optical path and exposure time. As such Telops has developed a next generation mid-wave thermal infrared imaging system which improves the snapshot dynamic range to more than 900C for a single exposure time. Telops ‘HDR M700’ is a first of its kind system designed around a brand new 24-bit, 640x512 pixel SLS detector (20μm pixel pitch, 600Hz maximum in full frame operation) which features advanced on-chip architecture that enables real-time saturation management functionality.