Focal plane array definition
Focal plane array. (6 8) means a linear or two-dimensional planar layer, or combination of planar layers, of individual detector elements, with or without readout electronics, which work in the focal plane.
Focal plane array means a linear or two-dimensional planar layer, or combination of planar layers, of individual detector elements, with or without readout electronics, which work in the focal plane; this is not intended to include a stack of single detector elements or any two, three or four element detectors provided time delay and integration is not performed within the element;