InfraRed detectors In Space (IRIS 2026) Workshop

Session

Technology Development / New Mission Concepts

10 Mar 2026, 15:00

Room 216 (mezzanine floor) (CNR Area Territoriale della Ricerca Bologna)

Description

The latest advances in infrared detectors and front-end electronics technologies are presented, along with their prospective use in future mission concepts.

29. Teledyne's Infrared Focal Plane Technologies for Space Missions: Heritage, Present Products, and Future Developments

James Beletic

10/03/2026, 15:00

This talk presents Teledyne's heritage in space missions, the suite of IR FPAs that are at readiness levels TRL-6 to TRL-9, and developments underway that may benefit future missions.

30. Technology Developments at Leonardo

Matthew Hicks

10/03/2026, 15:25

Leonardo has a long heritage of IR detector manufacture for flight missions. This session will detail recent launches as well as roadmaps for the future.

63. Technology Development at Markury Electronics

Markus Loose

10/03/2026, 15:45

The presentation will cover the latest activities and developments taking place at Markury Scientific. Topics will include specialized HxRG detector readout schemes using custom SIDECAR ASIC firmware, supporting missions such as ARIEL, NEO-Surveyor, and ARRAKHIS. Furthermore, the MCE and MACIE drive electronics systems will be discussed, providing single or multi-ASIC control solutions for...

28. Detector developments supported by the European Space Agency

Matthew Soman

10/03/2026, 16:35

31. Overview of MCT IR developments at LETI for space and science applications

Olivier Gravrand

10/03/2026, 16:55

Since the 1990s, CEA-LETI has been involved in the development of HgCdTe (MCT) detectors for space and scientific applications, in collaboration with Lynred. For instance, CIRS was a 7-18 µm PC retina manufactured at LETI and sent onboard the Cassini-Huygens probe to study the temperature of Saturn's rings. Subsequently, LETI participated extensively in the development of MTG detectors, with a...

33. The Camera of the Infra-Red Telescope of the THESEUS mission

Aline Meuris

10/03/2026, 17:15

The purpose of the Infra-Red Telescope (IRT) on board THESEUS is to identify, localize and characterize astrophysical transient sources and in particular the afterglows of the Gamma-ray Bursts detected by the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) and the X and Gamma Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) on board THESEUS. The Infra-Red Telescope is a 0.7 m class telescope observing in the 0.7 – 1.8 microns band, with...

35. The GaiaNIR mission and the hidden regions of our Galaxy

David Hobbs

10/03/2026, 17:35

36. Buffer

34. New Mission Concepts: HWO

32. Technology Development at OHB-I