A high dynamic-range, low-noise focal plane readout for VLWIR applications implemented with current mode background subtraction

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3360, Issue , 1998, Pages 42-51

  Yang, Guang ^a   Sun, Chao ^a   Shaw, Timothy ^a   Wrigley, Chris ^a   Peddada, Pavani ^a   Blazejewski, Edward ^a   Pain, Bedabrata ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background suppression; Buffered direct injection; Current memory; Focal plane arrays; High background; Large dynamic range; QWIP; Readout electronics; Signal handling capacity

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GATES (TRANSISTOR); OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; PHOTODETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION; BUFFERED DIRECT INJECTION; FOCAL PLANE ARRAY; READOUT ELECTRONICS; SIGNAL HANDLING CAPACITY; VERY LONG WAVELENGTH REGION;

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT;

EID: 0032403354     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.321761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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