Title :
A 100-fps fluorescence lifetime imager in standard 0.13-µm CMOS
Author :
Field, Ryan M. ; Shepard, Kenneth L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A wide-field fluorescence lifetime imager capable of up to 100 frames per second (fps) is presented. The imager consists of a 64-by-64 array of low-noise single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) in a standard 0.13-μm CMOS process, 4096 time-to-digital converters, and an application specific data path to enable continuous image acquisition at a total output data rate of 42 Gbps. These features combine to enable new lifetime-based diagnostic imaging.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; avalanche diodes; CMOS; application specific data path; bit rate 42 Gbit/s; image acquisition; lifetime-based diagnostic imaging; low-noise SPADS; single photon avalanche diodes; size 0.13 micron; time-to-digital converter; wide-field fluorescence lifetime imager; Arrays; Fluorescence; Imaging; Measurement by laser beam; Photonics; Standards; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits (VLSIC), 2013 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5531-5
