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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Infrared Imaging Technology
    • Microfabrication

    Background:

    • Traditional infrared imagers are often expensive and bulky.
    • Broadband imaging in the long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) spectrum presents challenges, particularly with chromatic aberration in refractive optics.
    • Cost-effective solutions are needed for widespread adoption in surveillance and sensing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and demonstrate a low-cost, broadband, uncooled microimager for LWIR applications.
    • To overcome the chromatic limitations of Fresnel lenses for broadband imaging.
    • To enable affordable surveillance solutions.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized thin optics principles for a compact device design.
    • Employed a Fresnel lens fabricated on a thin silicon substrate.
    • Leveraged a higher diffraction order to significantly reduce chromatic aberration.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully designed and fabricated a prototype microimager.
    • Demonstrated broadband imaging capability in the LWIR range.
    • Achieved reduced chromatism in the Fresnel lens by operating in a higher diffraction order.

    Conclusions:

    • A cheap, broadband, uncooled microimager using a single Fresnel lens is feasible.
    • This technology offers a cost-effective solution for LWIR imaging.
    • The developed microimager is suitable for short-range, low-cost surveillance applications.