HexaBlu® MWIR Sensor Core — Small Pixels, Big Performance | SOTI Tech Talk

Sierra-Olympia CTO Stan Voynick breaks down the HexaBlu® HOT midwave infrared sensor core from Leonardo DRS — and why it changes the equation for cooled MWIR systems. In this Tech Talk, Stan covers the real-world advantages of the HexaBlu platform: 6-micron pixel pitch in a 1280x960 HD format, 4.8 million electron well capacity, HOT MWIR efficiency at 140K, and a linear cooler design with 10+ years of continuous testing and no measurable degradation. He also walks through how Sierra-Olympia integrates the HexaBlu into the Ventus HD6 product family — from compact fixed-FOV configurations to continuous zoom systems with fields of view as narrow as 0.6°. If you're evaluating cooled MWIR for airborne, land-based, marine surveillance, long-range imaging, or targeting applications, this one's for you. 🔗 Talk to our team about your application: https://soti-link.com/HexaBluTechTalk ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro 0:21 — HexaBlu overview: 1280x960, 6µm, HOT MWIR 0:48 — Well capacity & sensitivity (4.8M electrons) 1:02 — The challenge with cooled MWIR systems 1:22 — Cost of ownership & cooler life 2:23 — Linear cooler design: dual opposed pistons 3:06 — 10 years of cooler testing — no end of life found 3:59 — Dewar testing & vacuum integrity 4:42 — HOT MWIR explained: 140K vs. 77K 5:10 — From sensor core to complete system 5:32 — Ventus HD6 product family 6:13 — 30mm fixed FOV & 720mm zoom configurations 6:34 — Outro #MWIR #ThermalImaging #InfraredCamera #HexaBlu #CooledMWIR #SierraOlympia #VentusHD6 #LeonardoDRS #HOTMWIR #ThermalCamera #LongRangeSurveillance #FLIR #SWaP #DefenseTechnology #IRSensor #TechTalk #ElectroOptical #AirborneSurveillance #ThermalSensor #InfraredTechnology Visit us at https://sierraolympia.com/ About us https://sierraolympia.com/company/ Get more from our content Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sierraolympiatechnologiesinc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sierraolympiatechnologiesinc/ Contact us about purchasing infrared cameras at [email protected]. Visit us at https://sierraolympia.com/ About us https://sierraolympia.com/company/ Get more from our content Follow us on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/SierraOlympic Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sierraolympiatechnologiesinc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sierraolympiatechnologiesinc/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sierraolympictechnologies/ BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/sierraolympia.bsky.social X - https://x.com/Sierra_Olympia_ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@sierraolympiatechnologiesinc Contact us about purchasing infrared cameras at [email protected].