Title :
Suppression of pedestal noise in a pyroelectric vidicon
Author :
Singer, Barry M. ; Steneck, Walter G S ; Stupp, Edward H. ; Kurczewski, Richard V.
Author_Institution :
Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA
fDate :
1/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique for suppressing pedestal noise and nonuniformities in a pyroelectric vidicon (PEV) is described. Demonstration of this method has been accomplished in a reduced frame rate/reduced line rate system. The minimum resolvable temperatures obtained with this noise-suppressed system are better by a factor of 3 to 4 than those obtained with a standard chop-mode PEV system.
Keywords :
Cameras; Glands; Laboratories; Noise generators; Noise reduction; Pyroelectricity; Signal to noise ratio; Silicon; Surface charging; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1980.19839
