Lincoln Laboratory is honored with the Herschel Award
At the recent 2016 Military Sensing Symposia (MSS) Detectors and Materials Conference, MIT Lincoln Laboratory was presented with the Herschel Award for its development of digital-pixel readout integrated circuits. The Herschel Award, given by the MSS Specialty Group on Detectors and Materials, recognizes a major breakthrough in infrared device science or technology. Digital-pixel readout integrated circuits can achieve very high dynamic range, high sensitivity, and fast data rate compared to conventional technology. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory team received the award for its work on the Vital Infrared Sensor Technology Acceleration (VISTA) program. The VISTA program was a tri-service program managed by the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate; it was stood up to improve the nation's capability in advanced infrared focal plane array technology for military sensors. The Herschel Award, named for Sir William Herschel, a British astronomer who is credited with discovering infrared radiation, is one of the most...