Optical performances of lensless sub-2micron pixel for application in image sensors

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 31, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Marinelli, R ^a   Palange, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D ARRAYS; ADJACENT PIXELS; BASIC ELEMENTS; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; COLOUR IMAGE; CROSSTALK EFFECT; DIFFRACTION EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; FULLY COMPATIBLE; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; PIXEL DESIGNS; PIXEL SIZE; SUBMICRON; THIN METAL FILMS;

CROSSTALK; IMAGE SENSORS; MICROLENSES; SENSORS;

PIXELS;

EID: 79960161728     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB11032306     Document Type: Article

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