TY - GEN
T1 - Integration and characterization of HAWAII-1RG detector with FORCAST fast-readout electronics for LMIRcam
AU - Leisenring, Jarron M.
AU - Nelson, Matthew J.
AU - Hoffmann, William F.
AU - Schoenwald, Justin
AU - Wong, Andre
AU - Skrutskie, Michael F.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The L/M-band Infrared Camera (LMIRcam) is a first-generation imager being constructed for the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer, operating at 3-5 μm. Given the high sky background at these wavelengths, an FPGA-based controller provides high-speed, flexible data acquisition. Originally designed for FORCAST, a mid- IR camera/spectrograph built by Cornell University, the controller was modified to interface with LMIRcam's Teledyne HAWAII-1RG 1024×1024 array. In order to facilitate the different operating modes and increased array size, we have developed a modified version of the FORCAST device driver, reconfigured the FPGAs, altered the control software, and plan to implement a window mode.
AB - The L/M-band Infrared Camera (LMIRcam) is a first-generation imager being constructed for the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer, operating at 3-5 μm. Given the high sky background at these wavelengths, an FPGA-based controller provides high-speed, flexible data acquisition. Originally designed for FORCAST, a mid- IR camera/spectrograph built by Cornell University, the controller was modified to interface with LMIRcam's Teledyne HAWAII-1RG 1024×1024 array. In order to facilitate the different operating modes and increased array size, we have developed a modified version of the FORCAST device driver, reconfigured the FPGAs, altered the control software, and plan to implement a window mode.
KW - HgCdTe detectors
KW - Infrared cameras
KW - electronics
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U2 - 10.1117/12.857615
DO - 10.1117/12.857615
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78149242658
SN - 9780819482259
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
T2 - Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Y2 - 27 June 2010 through 2 July 2010
ER -