Operation and test of hybridized silicon p-i-n arrays using open-source array control hardware and software

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5017, Issue , 2003, Pages 240-253

  Moore, Andrew C ^a,b   Ninkov, Zoran ^a   Burley, Greg S ^c   Forrest, William J ^b   Murtry, Craig W Mc ^b   Avery, Lars E ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Array Control; Astronomical Imagers; CMOS Multiplexers; Interpixel capacitance; p i n array; Silicon photodetectors

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; CAPACITANCE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MULTIPLEXING; PHOTODETECTORS; SILICON;

ARRAY CONTROL;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0042378407     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479712     Document Type: Conference Paper

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