Signal-to-noise ratio evaluation of a CCD camera

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 574-579

  Chen, Lingfeng ^a   Zhang, Xusheng ^a   Lin, Jiaming ^a   Sha, Dingguo ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CCD camera; Digital high pass filter; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; CAMERAS; CCD CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; HIGH PASS FILTERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

DIFFERENTIAL IMAGES; DIFFERENTIAL OPERATIONS; DIGITAL HIGH-PASS FILTER; DIGITAL IMAGES; FAST SIGNALS; FRAME GRABBERS; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; NOISE INTENSITIES; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS; QUANTIZATION NOISE; SEQUENTIAL IMAGES; TEST METHODS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 63249098518     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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