Analog-to-digital conversion architectures for intelligent optical sensor arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2950, Issue , 1996, Pages 254-264

  Torelli, Guido ^a   Gonzo, L ^b   Gottardi, M ^b   Maloberti, F ^a   Sartori, Alvise ^b   Simoni, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION; FOCUSING; OPTICAL SENSORS; SENSOR ARRAYS; SENSORS;

ANALOG TO DIGITALS; CLOSE COUPLINGS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONVERSION RATES; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; NOISE LEVELS; OPTICAL ARRAYS; POWER CONSUMPTIONS; SPATIAL UNIFORMITIES;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION;

EID: 58149239898     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.262529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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