Infrared & Thermal Imaging Cooling Modules of Free Piston Stirling Cooler’s Application

These are examples of cooled infrared detector assemblies that use integrated cryogenic coolers (often Stirling-based) to keep detectors at very low temperatures for high-performance thermal.

1. Cooling module + detector setup for night-vision and thermal imaging systems.

2. Cooled infrared detector with attached cryocooler for midwave/longwave sensors.

3. Another variant of an integrated cryo cooler assembly on a detector.

4. Thermal camera module needing cryogenic cooling for the sensor.

5. A thermal imaging binocular system with a built-in cryocooled detector.

These kinds of modules are used in military and high-end commercial thermal sights, airborne surveillance cameras, and other precision IR instruments, where cooling the sensor dramatically improves sensitivity.