Title :
High speed, smart focal plane processing using integrated photodetectors and Si CMOS VLSI sigma delta analog to digital converters
Author :
YoungJoong Joo ; Fike, S. ; Thomas, M. ; Kee Shik Chung ; Brooke, M. ; Jokerst, N.M. ; Scott Wills, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the first demonstration of a high frame rate smart pixel imaging system which uses an ADC for in each pixel in an 8x8 integrated detector array. The smart pixel architecture of this system enables frame rates up to 100 kfps operating in continuous imaging mode.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; driver circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical arrays; photodetectors; silicon; 8x8 integrated detector array; ADC; Si; Si CMOS VLSI sigma delta analog to digital converters; continuous imaging mode; frame rates; high frame rate smart pixel imaging system; high speed smart focal plane processing; integrated photodetectors; smart pixel architecture; CMOS process; Charge coupled devices; Circuit testing; Delta-sigma modulation; Detectors; Optical imaging; Photodetectors; Signal to noise ratio; Smart pixels; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4953-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690447
