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Ganghua Yin¹, Yuejin Zhao, Liquan Dong

¹School of Optoelectronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China.

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A new double triangular prism filter enhances optical-readout thermal imaging. This method effectively improves image quality, achieving a low noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of 145 mK.

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Area of Science:

Optical Engineering
Thermal Imaging Systems

Background:

Thermal imaging systems are crucial for various applications.
Improving image quality and reducing noise are key challenges in thermal imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and evaluate a novel filtering method using a double triangular prism.
To assess the effectiveness of this method in enhancing thermal image quality.

Main Methods:

Detailed description of the working principle of the optical-readout thermal imaging system.
Analysis of system sensitivity and performance.
Acquisition of infrared images of hands using the developed system.

Main Results:

The novel filtering method achieves a noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of 145 mK.
Infrared images of hands were successfully obtained with improved quality.
Comparison with a knife-edge filter demonstrated superior performance.

Conclusions:

The double triangular prism filtering method is effective for high-quality thermal imaging.
This approach significantly improves image quality compared to traditional methods like the knife-edge filter.