Title :
A low noise CCD output amplifier
Author_Institution :
Philips Research Laboratories, Surrey, England
Abstract :
A new low noise CCD output amplifier, the "floating surface detector", has been designed and evaluated. At -50°C it yields a noise equivalent signal of 16 electrons and a dynamic range of 85dB over a 1MHz video bandwidth.
Keywords :
Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Clocks; Detectors; Dynamic range; Electrodes; Electrons; Frequency; Low pass filters; Low-noise amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1978 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1978.189491
