Thin photo-patterned micropolarizer array for CMOS image sensors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 805-807

  Zhao, Xiaojin ^a,b   Boussaid, Farid ^b   Bermak, Amine ^a   Chigrinov, Vladimir G ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrays; CMOS image sensors; CMOS integrated circuits; Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor; Fabrication; Glass; Micropolarizer array; Polarization imaging; Sensors; Substrates

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CMOS IMAGE SENSORS; COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) IMAGE SENSOR; MICROPOLARIZER ARRAY; POLARIZATION IMAGING;

AZO DYES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; FABRICATION; GLASS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MOS CAPACITORS; POLARIZATION; POLYMER FILMS; SUBSTRATES;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 67649274612     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2018472     Document Type: Article

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