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The potential performance of infrared focal plane arrays operating at room temperature under both diffraction-limited and background-limited conditions is modeled. Operation at the diffraction limit ensures the ultimate in system range performance whilst at the same time providing a limit on available system sensitivity. The model is applied to predict the available room-temperature system performance of both photon and thermal detector architectures across the complete infrared spectrum. The limitations required of various system parameters to achieve background- and diffraction-limited performance are discussed.
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Kinch, M.A. Room-Temperature Infrared Focal Plane Array Performance. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 5879–5888 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6477-1
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