A summary of applications of uncooled microbolometer sensors

Lockheed Martin IR Imaging Systems is developing low cost, high performance, uncooled infrared imaging products for both military and commercial applications. These products are based on microbolometer technology, a silicon micromachined sensor that combines wafer level silicon processing with a device structure capable of yielding excellent imaging performance. Here we report on several applications that are utilizing the Lockheed Martin microbolometer sensor.