Design of analog memory based optical sensors

Author

Wang, Chunyan ; Ahmad, M. Omair ; Swamy, M.N.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

856

Abstract

In this paper, we present an efficient approach of designing integrated optical sensors by incorporating analog current memories and simple MOS current switches inside the sensor structure. The current memories can be used for the acquisition, storage, duplication, inversion and subtraction of optical signals, by applying control sequences to the switches. These functions of the sensors can be "programmed"

Keywords

analogue storage; current mirrors; field effect transistor switches; integrated optoelectronics; optical sensors; photodetectors; photodiodes; switched current circuits; MOS current switches; analog current memories; analog memory based optical sensors; control sequences; current addition; current copier; current reversal; current subtraction; dynamic current mirror; flexible functions; integrated optical sensors; multiple current variables; one-dimensional sensor array; optical signal sensing; photocurrent steering; photodiodes; programmed functions; sensors design; three-bit code; Analog circuits; Analog memory; Optical design; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Signal design; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON 2001. Proceedings of IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Technology

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7101-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.2001.949716

Filename

949716