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Scientific charge-coupled devices /

The invention of the charge-coupled device 30 years ago was the beginning of a remarkable image capture technology that has changed the course of imaging in fields ranging from astronomy to biotechnology. This book presents a comprehensive history, tutorial, and state-of-the-art description of CCDs...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Janesick, James R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE Press, ©2001.
Colección:SPIE monograph ; PM83.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction. 1.1. Photon transfer history and application; 1.2. Photon transfer family; 1.3. Chapter review
  • 2. Photon interaction. 2.1. Photoelectric effect; 2.2. Quantum efficiency; 2.3. Quantum yield
  • 3. Photon transfer noise sources. 3.1. Photon shot noise; 3.2. Signal shot noise; 3.3. Fano noise; 3.4. Fixed pattern noise; 3.5. Read noise
  • 4. Photon transfer theory. 4.1. Photon transfer relation; 4.2. Sense node sensitivities; 4.3. Interacting photon sensitivities; 4.4. Incident photon sensitivities; 4.5. Photon transfer general derivation; 4.6. Effective quantum yield
  • 5. Photon transfer curve. 5.1. PTC setup and generation; 5.2. PTC family; 5.3. PTC errors; 5.4. Shutterless (time-delayed integration) PTC; 5.5. Variance PTC; 5.6. Example experimental PTC data
  • 6. e-/DN Variance 79
  • 7. Nonlinearity. 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. V/V nonlinearity; 7.3. V/e- nonlinearity.
  • 8. Flat fielding. 8.1. Theory; 8.2. Photon transfer verification; 8.3. Nonlinearity
  • 9. Modulation photon transfer. 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Sinusoidal signal; 9.3. Sinusoidal noise; 9.4. Modulation PTC
  • 10. Signal-to-noise performance. 10.1. Uniform stimulus; 10.2. Image S/N performance; 10.3. Flat fielding; 10.4. Image averaging; 10.5. On-chip averaging
  • 11. Read noise. 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Pixel source follower noise; 11.3. Sense node reset noise; 11.4. Dark current noise; 11.5. ADC quantizing noise; 11.6. Offset fixed pattern noise; 11.7. System noise
  • 12. Lux transfer. 12.1. Introduction; 12.2. Minimum detection limit; 12.3. Responsivity; 12.4. Modulation LTC; 12.5. Acceptable image; 12.6. LTC ratio; 12.7. LTC data sequence
  • Appendix A. PTC data reduction example
  • Appendix B. PTC simulation program with thermal dark current
  • Appendix C. PTC simulation program with FPN removal through flat fielding
  • Appendix D. LTC simulation program with thermal dark current
  • Table of symbols
  • References
  • Index.