The diode infrared focal plane array uses the silicon diodes as a sensitive device for infrared signal measurement. By the infrared radiation, the infrared focal plane can produces small voltage signals. For the tradi...The diode infrared focal plane array uses the silicon diodes as a sensitive device for infrared signal measurement. By the infrared radiation, the infrared focal plane can produces small voltage signals. For the traditional readout circuit structures are designed to process current signals, they cannot be applied to it. In this paper, a new readout circuit for the diode un-cooled infrared focal plane array is developed. The principle of detector array signal readout and small signal amplification is given in detail. The readout circuit is designed and simulated by using the Central Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation （CSMC） 0.5 μm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor （CMOS） technology library. Cadence Spectre simulation results show that the scheme can be applied to the CMOS readout integrated circuit （ROIC） with a larger array, such as 320×240 size array.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No. 2009JBM001
文摘The diode infrared focal plane array uses the silicon diodes as a sensitive device for infrared signal measurement. By the infrared radiation, the infrared focal plane can produces small voltage signals. For the traditional readout circuit structures are designed to process current signals, they cannot be applied to it. In this paper, a new readout circuit for the diode un-cooled infrared focal plane array is developed. The principle of detector array signal readout and small signal amplification is given in detail. The readout circuit is designed and simulated by using the Central Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation （CSMC） 0.5 μm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor （CMOS） technology library. Cadence Spectre simulation results show that the scheme can be applied to the CMOS readout integrated circuit （ROIC） with a larger array, such as 320×240 size array.
