The present invention relates to a method of generating intensity
measurement correction coefficients for a pixel in a focal plane array of
an optical sensor, wherein the correction coefficients are used to
correct an intensity measurement generated by the pixel responsive to
illumination. The method includes the steps of accessing past values of
the correction coefficients, receiving a pixel intensity measurement
indicative of illumination characterized by a reference energy density
function, generating a modeled noise signal, and generating present
values of the correction coefficients. The present values of the
correction coefficients are generated based on the past values of the
correction coefficients, the pixel intensity measurement, the modeled
noise signal, and the reference energy density function.