Thermography: IR Cameras

High performance IR cameras are used in the following areas:

• Generating thermal diffusivity maps of bulk materials, especially composites
• Temperature mapping of devices, components, human, and biological objects
• Nondestructive evaluation of materials and components
• Process monitoring, high-speed imaging, and machine-vision application

Near-IR (0.9–1.7 μm) Camera features:

• Snapshot mode
• 320 x 256 pixel InGaAs focal plane array (FPA)
• Frame rate up to 346 Hz (full frame) and 38 kHz (line)

Mid-IR (1.5–5 μm) Camera features:

• Snapshot mode
• 320 x 256 pixel InSb focal plane array (FPA)
• 0.012 K temperature resolution
• Frame rate up to 346 Hz (full frame) and 38 kHz (line)
• IR microscope lens: 1.4 x 1.4 mm field of view, 5.4 μm per pixel
• Hyperspectral lens (3–5 μm)

Long IR (7–14 μm) Camera features:

• Compact size (4.3 cm x 4.3 cm x 10.7 cm)
• 160 x 128 pixel FPA microbolometer
• Frame rate: 30 Hz
• 0.1 K temperature resolution