Detection of visible photons in CCD and CMOS: A comparative view

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 504, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 199-212

  Magnan, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

CCD; CMOS; Detectors

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

PHOTON DETECTION;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0038182805     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00792-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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