Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 0111001(2025)

Mid-Wave and Long-Wave Infrared Colorimetric Imaging Thermometry Based on Wideband Uncooled IRFPA

Zhihao Liu, Jianguo Yang, Weiqi Jin*, and Li Li
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Imaging Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Emissivity spectra of typical materials in MODIS UCSB emissivity library. (a) Water; (b) soil; (c) vegetation; (d) man-made materials
    Samples of self-tested materials
    Infrared spectral radiation emissivity of self-tested materials
    Ratio of MWIR emissivity to LWIR emissivity kε of five kinds of materials
    Schematic diagram of medium wave and long wave colorimetric imaging method for temperature measurement based on wide-band uncooled IRFPA
    Four-band coaxial imaging system
    Polynomial fitting of ratio Q1 to temperature T
    Polynomial fitting of LWIR gray value and temperature T
    Experimental platform of double-band colorimetric temperature measurement
    MWIR and LWIR radiation thermometry images
    Improvement effects of bias drift correction on thermometry results. (a) Temperature before correction; (b) temperature after correction
    Results of wideband colorimetric imaging thermometry in real-world scenarios. (a) MWIR images; (b) LWIR images; (c) results of colorimetric imaging thermometry
    • Table 1. Comparison of radiation thermometry results (data in brackets are temperature measurement relative error)

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      Table 1. Comparison of radiation thermometry results (data in brackets are temperature measurement relative error)

      SampleThermometry methodGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 6
      Calibration sampleWaterThermocouple25.825.125.025.626.125.8
      Electrical tapeThermocouple38.942.643.946.049.731.2
      Sample to be testedWhite ceramic tileThermocouple33.936.236.437.639.628.3
      Single-band radiationthermometry

      35.9

      (5.90%)

      38.1

      (5.25%)

      39.3

      (7.97%)

      40.4

      (7.45%)

      42.6

      (7.58%)

      30.0

      (6.01%)

      Wide-band colorimetricthermometry

      34.4

      (1.47%)

      36.7

      (1.38%)

      37.5

      (3.02%)

      39.1

      (3.99%)

      41.4

      (4.55%)

      28.5

      (0.71%)

      CementThermocouple34.637383941.728.4
      Single-band radiationthermometry

      36.6

      (5.78%)

      39.0

      (5.41%)

      40.3

      (6.05%)

      41.4

      (6.15%)

      44.4

      (6.47%)

      30.4

      (7.04%)

      Wide-band colorimetricthermometry

      33.9

      (2.02%)

      36.2

      (2.16%)

      37.5

      (1.32%)

      39.1

      (0.26%)

      42.1

      (0.96%)

      27.8

      (2.11%)

      GlassThermocouple35.640.641.043.846.728.5
      Single-band radiationthermometry

      39.3

      (10.39%)

      45.4

      (11.82%)

      45.9

      (11.95)

      48.8

      (11.42%)

      52.8

      (13.06%)

      31.0

      (8.77%)

      Wide-band colorimetricthermometry

      37.0

      (3.93%)

      42.3

      (4.19%)

      42.9

      (4.63%)

      45.8

      (4.57%)

      49.5

      (6.00%)

      29.3

      (2.81%)

      Ginkgo biloba leafThermocouple39.547.448.752.957.030.8
      Single-band radiationthermometry

      41.7

      (5.57%)

      49.6

      (4.64%)

      51.5

      (5.75%)

      55.2

      (4.35%)

      59.8

      (4.91%)

      31.7

      (2.92%)

      Wide-band colorimetricthermometry

      41.5

      (5.06%)

      49.2

      (3.80%)

      50.6

      (3.90%)

      54.5

      (3.02%)

      58.5

      (2.63%)

      31.3

      (1.62%)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Aug. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 11, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Jin Weiqi (jinwq@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241414

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241414

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