Patent ID: 9010131
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G01J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A Dewar apparatus, comprising: a carrier having a planar first surface; a focal plane array component coupled to a first portion of the first surface of the carrier and having an optical axis; a cold bridge coupled to a second portion of the first surface of the carrier along a perimeter of the carrier and not covering the first portion of the first surface of the carrier, the second portion of the first surface of the carrier separated from the first portion of the first surface of the carrier; a cold shield aligned with the optical axis and coupled to the cold bridge; and a plurality of cryostat enclosures laterally beside at least one portion of the cold shield, each cryostat enclosure coupled to the cold bridge and having a major axis that is noncollinear with respect to the optical axis; wherein the cold shield is disposed between the cryostat enclosures.