Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 10, 20230005(2023)

SWIR focal plane array cooled assembly of Tianwen-1 mineralogical spectrometer

Zhijiang Zeng1,2,3, Xue Li1,2、*, Songmin Zhou1,2, Fulong Zhuang1,2, Guangyu Fan1,2, Zhenyi Hao1,2, Cui Fan1,2,3, and Haimei Gong1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratories of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • show less
    Figures & Tables(15)
    Photograph of 512×320 SWIR detector of the MMS
    Dewar structure design for 512×320 SWIR detector
    Requirements of filter partition design
    Noise distribution of IDDCA with 40 ms integration time
    Schematic diagram of cold platform with the noise isolation
    Detector noise distribution with 40 ms integration time of noise isolation structure
    Schematic diagram of IDDCA for the MMS
    Illustration of short wave IDDCA
    The cooldown time curve of IDDCA under different fill pressures
    Spectral response curve and imaging photo of IDDCA
    • Table 1. The characteristic of IDDCA for the MMS

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 1. The characteristic of IDDCA for the MMS

      ItemCharacteristicsRemarks
      Detection bandsFrom SWIR to MWIR spectral detection
      Broad spectrum spectroscopy1000-3400 nm[7]Divided into A/B/C bands Band A: 1-1.9 μm; Band B: 1.4-2.7 μm; Band C: 2.1-3.4 μm
      Low background noise250e
      Typical SNR150
      Operating temperature80 K/90 K/150 KThree switchable operating temperatures
      SWaPSmall size, low weight (IDDCA ≤ 800 g), low power consumption (stable power ≤ 12 W)
      Reliability testThermal cycle test; thermal vacuum test; high temperature storage; low temperature storage; acceleration; 1400 g mechanical shock; sinusoidal and random vibration; open/close loop and life; electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) etc.Full test
    • Table 2. The main optical parameters of the MMS

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 2. The main optical parameters of the MMS

      ItemSpecificationsItemSpecifications
      Optical F/# (fn) 2.87Typical wavelength/μm1.595/1.0/3.4
      Unit cells (a1×a1)/μm225×25Grating transmittance (ηg) 0.3173/0.0814/ 0.4418
      Spectral resolution (λw)/nm 20Solar irradiance (L)/W·m−2·μm−1258.30/751/ 16.59
      Surface albedo (Re) 0.15Lens efficiency (η0) 0.9
      Solar altitude angle (Ah) 0.707Integration time (Tint1)/s 0.02
    • Table 3. The SWIR detector parameters in the MMS

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 3. The SWIR detector parameters in the MMS

      ItemParametersTest results
      IDDCA performanceSpectral response range/μm1.0-3.4
      Detector response characteristicsNon-uniformity4.8%
      Quantum efficiency3.4 μm@50%
      1.0 μm@16.5%
      Rate of blind pixels0.55%
      Detector readout modeNon-linearity0.764%
      Output saturation voltage/V2.225
      Frame frequency/Hz60.44
      IDDCASNR225@1.595 μm
    • Table 4. Components and their mass at the top of cold finger in Dewar

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 4. Components and their mass at the top of cold finger in Dewar

      Part nameMaterialDensity/kg·m−3Mass/g
      Cold platform4J3681006.92
      infrared detectorMCT5.760.43
      Silicon circuitSi23300.39
      SubstrateAl2O340200.62
      Filter holder4J2983502.53
      FilterAl2O340201.00
      Cold shieldNi/Co89081.29
      Total13.18
    • Table 6. The specifications of short wave IDDCA

      View table
      View in Article

      Table 6. The specifications of short wave IDDCA

      Main parametersNameTest results
      Main performance of IDDCA Spectral response range/μm1.0-3.4
      Total weight/g711.2
      Thermal loss539 mW@80 K
      Power supply24VDC & 12 VDC
      Switchable operating temperatures/K80/90/150
      Temperature stability0.2 K@30 min
      Cooldown time12 min@90 K
      Temperature accuracy/K0.3
      Detector response characteristicsNon-uniformity4.8%
      Quantum efficiency3.4 μm@50%
      1.0 μm@16.5%
      Rate of blind pixels0.55%
      Non-linearity0.764%
      Detector readout modeFrame frequency/Hz60.44
      SNR225@1.595 μm
    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Zhijiang Zeng, Xue Li, Songmin Zhou, Fulong Zhuang, Guangyu Fan, Zhenyi Hao, Cui Fan, Haimei Gong. SWIR focal plane array cooled assembly of Tianwen-1 mineralogical spectrometer[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(10): 20230005

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Infrared technology and application

    Received: Jan. 5, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 21, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Xue (lx-sitp@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230005

    Topics