Single-photon-sensitive EBCCD with additional multiplication

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6294, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Suyama, M ^a   Sato, T ^b   Erna, S ^a   Ohba, T ^b   Inoue, K ^a   Ito, K ^b   Ihara, T ^a   Mizuno, I ^a   Maruno, T ^b   Suzuki, H ^c   Muramatsu, M ^c  

^a Electron Tube Division #2   (Japan)

^b Systems Division   (Japan)

^c Solid State Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

EBCCD; Image intensifier; Low light level imaging; MCP; Single photon detection

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRON EMISSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS (SOLID STATE); OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EBCCD; LOW-LIGHT LEVEL IMAGING; PHOTON IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 33750459713     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.680381     Document Type: Conference Paper

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