106 read out integrated circuit 108 temperature stabilizer 110 and camera electronics 112 interrelated as shown fig2 depicts operations of a method for providing an image of a scene in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention method 200 is described herein with reference to fig3 a c and continuing reference to fig1 a b method 200 begins with operation 201 wherein ir light from scene 114 is received at ir camera 100 ir imaging optics 102 include one or more lenses that receive radiant energy such as infrared radiation ir radiation that is received by ir imaging optics 102 is directed toward shutter 104 the shutter controls the amount of radiation that is directed toward sensor array 106 one skilled in the art will know how to make specify and use ir imaging optics 102 and shutter 104 sensor array 106 receives the radiant energy that is captured by ir imaging optics 102 and admitted by shutter 104 sensor array 106 is located at the focal point of ir imaging optics 102 and is therefore properly termed a u201c focal plane array u201d sensor array 106 comprises an array of pixels 118 that respond to ir radiation as depicted in fig1 b pixels 118 are described in detail below and with respect to fig3 a 3c in response to the received radiation each of pixels 118 provides a signal that is indicative of the ir radiation incident upon it these signals are read by read out integrated circuit u201c roic u201d 108 in known fashion the roic generates voltage signals that are indicative of the extracted pixel photogenerated current roic 108 performs various other functions as well including signal conditioning and amplification those skilled in.