Research Article

Simulation and Analysis of Uncooled Microbolometer for Serial Readout Architecture

Table 4

Temperature increase of reference microbolometer for various bias parameters and thermal parameters.

Bias current, (μA)Bias duration, 
(μs)
Thermal conductance,
(nW⋅K−1)
Thermal time constant,
(ms)
Temperature increase in one pulse, Temperature before the start of the second pulse, Temperature at the end of the second pulse, 
+

1069.5045.68137.75 mK136.11 mK273.86 mK
34.012.76131.98 mK269.73 mK
1443.01114.89 mK252.64 mK
209.5045.68455.35 mK437.56 mK892.91 mK
34.012.76394.82 mK850.17 mK
1443.01248.74 mK704.09 mK
2509.5045.685.01 K3.04 K8.05 K
34.012.76842.18 mK5.85 K
1443.012.61 mK5.012 K

2069.5045.68545.16 mK538.61 mK1.08 K
34.012.76522.26 mK1.07 K
1443.01454.66 mK999.82 mK
209.5045.681.759 K1.69 K3.45 K
34.012.761.53 K3.29 K
1443.011.47 K3.23 K
2509.5045.6814.41 K8.75 K23.16 K
34.012.762.42 K16.83 K
1443.017.52 mK14.43 K