High-speed and high-sensitive demodulation pixel for 3D-imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6056, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Büttgen, Bernhard ^a   Oggier, Thierry ^a   Lehmann, Michael ^a   Kaufmann, Rolf ^a   Neukom, Simon ^a   Richter, Michael ^a   Schweizer, Matthias ^a   Beyeler, David ^a   Cook, Roger ^a   Gimkiewicz, Christiane ^a   Urban, Claus ^a   Metzler, Peter ^a   Seitz, Peter ^a   Lustenberger, Felix ^a  

^a CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Demodulation pixel; SwissRanger; Time of flignt

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

3D-IMAGING; DEMODULATION PIXEL; SWISSRANGER; TIME-OF-FLIGNT;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645511906     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.642305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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