Precise annealing of focal plane arrays for optical detection
| Patent Number: | 9,793,177 |
| Issued: | 10/17/2017 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | Precise annealing of identified defective regions of a Focal Plane Array ("FPA") (e.g., exclusive of non-defective regions of the FPA) facilitates removal of defects from an FPA that has been hybridized and/or packaged with readout electronics. Radiation is optionally applied under operating conditions, such as under cryogenic temperatures, such that performance of an FPA can be evaluated before, during, and after annealing without requiring thermal cycling. |
| Filed: | 8/12/2015 |
| Application Number: | 14/824,621 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |