DE602006021080D1 - Automatische Eichung einer CCD mit Ladungsvervielfachung - Google Patents

Automatische Eichung einer CCD mit Ladungsvervielfachung

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DE602006021080D1
DE602006021080D1 DE602006021080T DE602006021080T DE602006021080D1 DE 602006021080 D1 DE602006021080 D1 DE 602006021080D1 DE 602006021080 T DE602006021080 T DE 602006021080T DE 602006021080 T DE602006021080 T DE 602006021080T DE 602006021080 D1 DE602006021080 D1 DE 602006021080D1
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electron multiplier
ccd
photodetector
test signal
automatic calibration
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Donal Denvir
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Andor Technology Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N17/00—Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details
    • H04N17/002—Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details for television cameras
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C19/00—Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers
    • G11C19/28—Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers using semiconductor elements
    • G11C19/282—Digital stores in which the information is moved stepwise, e.g. shift registers using semiconductor elements with charge storage in a depletion layer, i.e. charge coupled devices [CCD]
    • G11C19/285—Peripheral circuits, e.g. for writing into the first stage; for reading-out of the last stage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
    • H04N25/713—Transfer or readout registers; Split readout registers or multiple readout registers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
    • H04N25/72—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors using frame transfer [FT]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/10—Integrated devices
    • H10F39/12—Image sensors
    • H10F39/15—Charge-coupled device [CCD] image sensors
    • H10F39/153—Two-dimensional or three-dimensional array CCD image sensors

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
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GBGB0501149.9A GB0501149D0 (en) 2005-01-20 2005-01-20 Automatic calibration of electron multiplying CCds

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AT (1) ATE504923T1 (enExample)
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