Polarization-analyzing cmos image sensor with monolithically embedded polarizer for microchemistry systems

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 259-266

  Tokuda, Takashi ^a   Yamada, Hirofumi ^a   Sasagawa, Kiyotaka ^a   Ohta, Jun ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS; CHIRAL ANALYSIS; CMOS IMAGE SENSOR; CMOS SENSORS; ESTIMATION SCHEMES; INCIDENT POLARIZATION; POLARIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; POLARIZATION MEASUREMENTS; POLARIZER ANGLE;

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; IMAGE SENSORS; MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION;

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EID: 75049085323     PISSN: 19324545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2009.2022835     Document Type: Article

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