Patent 9829384 was granted and assigned to Polaris Sensor Technologies on November, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A long wave infrared imaging polarimeter (LWIP) is disclosed including a pixilated polarizing array (PPA) in close proximity to a microbolometer focal plane array (MFPA), along with an alignment engine for aligning and bonding the PPA and MFPA and method for assembly.