Low-light-level CMOS image sensor for digitally fused night vision systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7298, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fowler, Boyd ^a   Liu, Chiao ^a   Mims, Steve ^a   Balicki, Janusz ^a   Li, Wang ^a   Do, Hung ^a   Vu, Paul ^a  

^a Fairchild Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS image sensor; Low dark current; Low noise; Night vision; Wide dynamic range

Indexed keywords

CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; LOW DARK CURRENT; LOW NOISE; NIGHT VISION; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE;

DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; INFRARED RADIATION; PIXELS; TECHNOLOGY; VISION;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 69949119329     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.818053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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