Title :
High-speed camera with a back-thinned 16-port frame transfer CCD sensor
Author :
Turko, B.T. ; Yates, G.J. ; Albright, K.L. ; Pena, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high-frame-rate CCD camera is described, based on the a new, back-thinned, 512×512 pixel frame transfer sensor with 16 video ports. The sensor allows for imaging beyond the visible range within a large dynamic range. Circuits for testing and evaluation of the sensor over a large range of charge transfer clock frequencies and the measured data are presented. The performance of the device when driven to the readout speed limit is also discussed
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; high-speed optical techniques; video cameras; back-thinned 16-port frame transfer CCD sensor; charge transfer clock frequencies; device performance; dynamic range; evaluation circuits; high-frame-rate CCD camera; high-speed camera; pixel frame transfer sensor; readout speed limit; testing circuits; video ports; Charge coupled devices; Charge transfer; Charge-coupled image sensors; Circuit testing; Clocks; Dynamic range; Frequency; Image sensors; Optical imaging; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
