Temporal Averaging Method for Improved NETD of High-Speed Infrared Cameras

With an ultimate goal of characterizing potential methods to improve Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD) within cooled infrared imaging systems, this report describes the results of an improved acquisition method to minimize temporal noise contributions through averaging in post processing. Initial results indicate that with sufficiently static scenes and high framerates, temporal resolution can be traded for improved NETD performance without requiring adjustments to exposure time or pixel well filling levels. We report on our continued efforts to characterize this methodology with the hope that it may be widely beneficial to varied applications throughout the infrared thermography community.

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