ABSTRACT: Thermal imaging systems play crucial roles in many fields. Long-infrared (LWIR) uncooled systems, operating in 8-12μm, offer significant advantages due to their cost-effectiveness, reliability, and compact design. These systems can provide a clear image in complete darkness through smoke, fog, dust, and severe weather conditions like rain and snow [1-4]. These systems are widely employed in handheld thermal cameras, automotive night vision, border security, firefighting, and industrial monitoring, providing real-time thermal imaging with minimal operational constraints.......
Keywords: Thermal imaging systems, Gun scope, Uncooled microbolometer sensor, SYNOPSYSTM, Nyquist frequency, Polychromatic Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), Diffraction-limited, Geometrical aberration, Chromatic aberration, Aberration curves, Spot diagram, Aspheric surface
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