An AER based CMOS polarization image sensor with photo-aligned micropolarizer array

2009 1st Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ASQED 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 126-130

  Xiajun, Wu ^a   Zhao, Xiaojin ^a,b   Bermak, Amine ^a   Boussaid, Farid ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

CMOS polarization image sensor.; Micropolarizer array; Polarization imaging

Indexed keywords

ADDRESS-EVENT REPRESENTATION; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; CMOS POLARIZATION IMAGE SENSOR.; CONTROLLED PROCESS; DEEP-SUBMICRON CMOS TECHNOLOGY; FOCAL PLANES; LOW-POWER OPERATION; MICROPOLARIZER ARRAY; NOISE LEVELS; PIXEL ARCHITECTURES; POLARIZATION IMAGES; POLARIZATION IMAGING; STOKES PARAMETERS; SUPPLY VOLTAGES;

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE SENSORS; PIXELS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 70449511353     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ASQED.2009.5206284     Document Type: Conference Paper

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