Hobbs, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-4661-692X, Zhu, C., Grainger, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Quantitative traceable temperature measurement using novel thermal imaging camera. Optics Express, 26 (19). 24904-24916. ISSN 1094-4087
Abstract
Conventional thermal imaging cameras, based on focal-plane array (FPA) sensors, exhibit inherent problems: such as stray radiation, cross-talk and the calibration uncertainty of ensuring each pixel behaves as if it were an identical temperature sensor. Radiation thermometers can largely overcome these issues, comprising of only a single detector element
that can be optimised and calibrated. Although the latter approach can provide excellent accuracy for single-point temperature measurement, it does not provide a temperature image of the target object. In this work, we present a micromechanical systems (MEMS) mirror and silicon (Si) avalanche photodiode (APD) based single-pixel camera, capable of producing quantitative thermal images at an operating wavelength of 1 μm. This work utilises a custom designed f-theta wide-angle lens and MEMS mirror, to scan +/− 30° in both x- and ydimensions, without signal loss due to vignetting at any point in the field of view (FOV). Our single-pixel camera is shown to perform well, with 3 °C size-of-source effect (SSE) related temperature error and can measure below 700 °C whilst achieving ± 0.5 °C noise related measurement uncertainty. Our measurements were calibrated and traceable to the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90). The combination of low SSE and absence of vignetting enables quantitative temperature measurements over a spatial field with measurement uncertainty at levels lower than would be possible with FPA based thermal imaging cameras.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Published by The Optical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/M009106/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2018 13:35 |
Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2018 15:34 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.024904 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Optical Society of America (OSA) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1364/OE.26.024904 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135311 |