Intensified CCD (ICCD) dynamic range and noise performance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3173, Issue , 1997, Pages 430-457

  Moran, S E ^a   Ulich, B L ^a   Elkins, W P ^a   Strittmatter, R L ^a   Deweert, M J ^a  

^a Kaman Aerospace Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic range; ICCD; Intensified CCD; Laser line scan; MCP; Micro channel plate; Noise factor; Range gating

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RANGE; ICCD; INTENSIFIED CCD; LASER LINE SCAN; MCP; MICRO-CHANNEL PLATE; NOISE FACTOR; RANGE-GATING;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; ELECTRON TUBES; EXPERIMENTS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (ELECTRON TUBE); IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (SOLID STATE); IMAGE STORAGE TUBES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASERS; MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0005373220     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.294535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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