HgCdTe-based APD focal plane array for 2D and 3D active imaging: First results on a 320x256 with 30 μm pitch demonstrator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7660, Issue , 2010, Pages

  De Borniol, Eric ^a   Guellec, Fabrice ^a   Rothman, Johan ^a   Perez, André ^a   Zanatta, Jean Paul ^a   Tchagaspanian, Michael ^a   Castelein, Pierre ^a   Destéfanis, Gérard ^a   Peyrard, Jean Christophe ^b   Pistone, Frédéric ^c  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

^b Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

^c SOFRADIR   (France)

Author keywords

3D imaging; active imaging; APD; avalanche photodiode; HgCdTe; LADAR; ROIC; time of flight

Indexed keywords

3D IMAGING; ACTIVE IMAGING; APD; HGCDTE; LADAR; ROIC; TIME OF FLIGHT;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; FOCUSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL TESTING; PHOTODIODES; PIXELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 78649758435     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.850689     Document Type: Conference Paper

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