DocumentCode
2571891
Title
640/spl times/480 back-illuminated CCD imager with improved blooming control for night vision
Author
Burke, B.E. ; Reich, R.K. ; Gregory, J.A. ; McGonagle, W.H. ; Waxman, A.M. ; Savoye, E. ; Kosicki, B.B.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
6-9 Dec. 1998
Firstpage
33
Lastpage
36
Abstract
We describe a back-illuminated 640/spl times/480 CCD imager which operates at 30-Hz frame rates with 5 e/sup -/ noise and which is capable of high resolution down to near starlight illumination levels. A new process for fabricating a compact blooming control is also described.
Keywords
CCD image sensors; 30 Hz; 480 pixel; 640 pixel; CCD imager; back illumination; blooming control; fabrication; frame rate; night vision; noise; resolution; Annealing; Charge coupled devices; Etching; Image resolution; Laser beams; Lighting; Night vision; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Surface treatment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices Meeting, 1998. IEDM '98. Technical Digest., International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISSN
0163-1918
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4774-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEDM.1998.746240
Filename
746240
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