UV-responsive CCD image sensors with enhanced inorganic phosphor coatings

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 352-358

  Franks, Wendy A R ^a,b   Kiik, Martin J ^c   Nathan, Arokia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c DALSA Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inorganic phosphor; Phosphor coating; UV enhanced charge couple devices (CCDs)

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; INORGANIC COATINGS; PHOSPHORS; POLYSILICON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOSPHOR COATINGS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0038057344     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.809029     Document Type: Article

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