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Three different methods are presented to subtract thermal drifts and low-frequency noise from the signal of infrared array. The first is dead pixels with open Indium bumps, the second is reference output as implemented on the Hawaii2 multiplexer, and the third is dark pixels to emulate reference cells having a capacity connected to the gate of the unit cell field-effect transistor (FET). The third method is the most effective and yields a reduction in readout noise from15.4–9.4 erms. A novel method will be described to extend this readout technique to the Aladdin 1 K × 1 K InSb array.
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Finger, G., Dorn, R.J., Hoffman, A.W. et al. Readout Techniques for Drift and Low Frequency Noise Rejection in Infrared Arrays. Experimental Astronomy 14, 117–127 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EXPA.0000004359.58784.3e
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EXPA.0000004359.58784.3e