Infrared Detectors

SELEX GALILEO develops and manufactures state of the art Infrared Detectors for both civil and military applications. It is one of Europe's largest manufacturers and suppliers of infrared detectors for high performance thermal imaging, missile guidance and industrial global markets and includes First Generation photo conductors, long linear and 2 dimensional focal plane arrays.
SELEX GALILEO Infrared has a sustained record of know how over 50 years, coupled with a wide range of processes, tools and facilities in key technology areas such as material growth, multiplexer design, and encapsulation development that ensures SELEX GALILEO are well placed to take on any future challenges and has advanced manufacture and test facilities, class 100 clean rooms and ISO 9001 approval.
 
Our 40 years experience in Infrared detector development and manufacture includes materials processing, design of integrated circuits, dewar design and manufacture, assembly and test and environmental characterisation.
 
SELEX GALILEO expertise enables a wide range of products and market sectors to be addressed including IR Cameras, SW (active & passive), MW, LW, 2 Colour, FLIR, Missile Guidance, Navigation, Reconnaissance, Fuses, Gas Detectors and Analysers, Hot Axle Detection, Material and Fluid Analysers, Radiometry, Smart Munitions, Fire Detectors and Flame & Spark Monitors, Spectrometers and FTIR
IR brochure.pdf (821 KB)
 

Eagle MW  The Eagle MW is a 640 x 512 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler (IDCA) designed for a very high performance imaging in the 3 - 5 µm waveband.  It provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors. more information.pdf (220 KB)

Eagle LW  The Eagle long wave is a 640 x 512 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) designed for very high performance imaging in the 8 - 10µm waveband. Eagle uses the SELEX GALILEO MCT process and provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors. more information.pdf (238 KB)

Merlin MW  Currently in development, the Merlin MW is 1024 x 768 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) designed for very high performance imaging in the 3 - 5µm waveband.  Merlin uses the SELEX S&AS UK MCT process and provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors more information.pdf (241 KB)

Harrier LW  Currently in development, the Harrier LW is 640 x 512 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) designed for very high performance imaging in the 8 - 10 µm waveband.  Harrier LW uses the SELEX GALILEO MCT process and provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors more information.pdf (241 KB)

Hawk  The Hawk medium wave infrared detector is a compact light weight 640 x 512 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) designed for very high performance low cost imaging in the 3 - 5µm waveband. HAWK uses the SELEX GALILEO MCT process and provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors. more information.pdf (239 KB)

Osprey C MW  A compact light weight 384 x 288 MCT integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA), designed for high performance, low cost imaging in the 3 - 5µm waveband. Osprey-C uses the SELEX GALILEO MCT process and provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors. more information.pdf (230 KB)

Osprey C LW  The Osprey C LW is a compact light weight 384 x 288 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) designed for very high performance and low cost imaging in the 8 - 10 µm waveband.  Merlin uses the SELEX GALILEO MCT process and provides the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors more information.pdf (208 KB)

Stairs C  STAIRS C 768 channel MCT integrated detector cooler assembly is designed for very high performance in the 8 - 10 µm waveband. STAIRS C uses the SELEX GALILEO MCT process to provide the highest environmental integrity along with the superior performance of focal plane detectors. more information.pdf (234 KB)

Condor II  Currently in development, the Condor II dual band detector is a 640 x 512 mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) integrated detector cooler assembly (IDCA) designed for very high performance imaging in the 3 to 5 and 8 to 10 µm wavebands. Operation is either MW, LW or both MW and LW bands per frame. more information.pdf (213 KB)

Swan  The Swan detector is an unique product offering a variety of imaging modes within one compact lightweight 320 x 256 MCT integrated detector assembly (IDCA). The detector can be used for laser gated imaging at the eyesafe 1.5 µm wavelength, or high performance passive thermal imaging in the 3 - 5 µm waveband. The Swan detector can also be used for passive or solar imaging in the short waveband. This combination of imaging modes allows electro-optic systems to be designated with much lower costs, size and weight. more information.pdf (206 KB)

Wren  The Wren detector is a high performance single element DLATGS pyroelectric infrared detector designed for use in infrared microscopy and spectroscopy applications. This detector operates at ambient temperature so requires no cooling. It has been developed to offer an alternative to conventional cooled single element technologies, and offers the user the benefit of a broad band IR response (0.1 to >100 µm) and without the inconvenience or cost of maintaining a cooling system. more information.pdf (185 KB)

Jay  The Jay is a 16 elements (8 x 2) MCT detector in a liquid nitrogen cooled dewar, designed for high performance infrared spectroscopy imaging. With SELEX GALILEO's expertise and 50 year heritage in material growth techniques, this product offers the superior performance and quality of SELEX GALILEO's in house grown Cadmium Mercury Telluride material, originally developed for critical military applications. more information.pdf (139 KB)

DLATGS Infrared detectors for instrumentation  SELEX GALILEO are the leading manufacturer of DLATGS detectors for infrared spectrometers supplying high performance detectors at competitive prices to major infrared spectrometer manufacturers all over the world. DLATGS detectors are pyroelectric and can be operated uncooled or with temperature stabilisation. They are supplied in a range of element sizes with options of hermetic sealing, parylene coating, filter material, pin configuration and performance characteristics. more information.pdf (876 KB)