Title :
Quanta Image Sensor Jot With Sub 0.3e- r.m.s. Read Noise and Photon Counting Capability
Author :
Jiaju Ma ; Fossum, Eric R.
Author_Institution :
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Abstract :
The first quanta image sensor jot with photon counting capability is demonstrated. The low-voltage device demonstrates less than 0.3e- r.m.s. read noise on a single read out without the use of avalanche gain and single-electron signal quantization is observed. A new method for determining read noise and conversion gain is also introduced.
Keywords :
image sensors; photon counting; avalanche gain; low-voltage device; photon counting capability; quanta image sensor jot; single-electron signal quantization; Capacitance; Histograms; Image sensors; Logic gates; Noise; Noise measurement; Photonics; CMOS Image Sensor; CMOS image sensor; High Conversion Gain; Jot Device; Low Read Noise; Photon Counting; Quanta Image Sensor; high conversion gain; jot device; low read noise; photon counting; quanta image sensor;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LED.2015.2456067
