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Solid-State Imaging with Charge-Coupled Devices covers the complete imaging chain: from the CCD's fundamentals to the applications. The book is divided into four main parts: the first deals with the basics of the charge-coupled devices in general. The second explains the imaging concepts in close relation to the classical television application. Part three goes into detail on new developments in the solid-state imaging world (light sensitivity, noise, device architectures), and part four rounds off the discussion with a variety of applications and the imager technology. The book is a reference work intended for all who deal with one or more aspects of solid- state imaging: the educational, scientific and industrial world. Graduates, undergraduates, engineers and technicians interested in the physics of solid-state imagers will find the answers to their imaging questions. Since each chapter concludes with a short section `Worth Memorizing', reading this short summary allows readers to continue their reading without missing the main message from the previous section.
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SOLID-STATE IMAGING WITH CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES SOLID-STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY Volume 1 Editorial Advisory Board G. Declerck, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium F. M. Klaassen, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Aims and Scope of the Series The aim of this series is to present monographs on semiconductor materials processing and device technology, discussing theory formation and experimental characterization of solidstate devices in relation to their application in electronic systems, their manufacturing, their reliability, and their limitations (fundamental or technology dependent). This area is highly interdisciplinary and embraces the cross-section of physics of condensed matter, materials science and electrical engineering. Undisputedly during the second half of this century world society is rapidly changing owing to the revolutionary impact of new solid-state based concepts. Underlying this spectacular product development is a steady progress in solid-state electronics, an area of applied physics exploiting basic physical concepts established during the first half of this century. Since their invention, transistors of various types and their corresponding integrated circuits (ICs) have been widely exploited covering progress in such areas as microminiaturization, megabit complexity, gigabit speed, accurate data conversion and/or high power applications. In addition, a growing number of devices are being developed exploiting the interaction between electrons and radiation, heat, pressure, etc., preferably by merging with ICs. Possible themes are (sub)micron structures and nanostructures (applying thin layers, multilayers and multi-dimensional configurations); micro-optic and micro-(electro)mechanical devices; high-temperature superconducting devices; high-speed and high-frequency electronic devices; sensors and actuators; and integrated opto-electronic devices (glass-fibre communications, optical recording and storage, flat-panel displays). The texts will be of a level suitable for graduate students, researchers in the above fields, practitioners, engineers, consultants, etc., with an emphasis on readability, clarity, relevance and applicability. Solid-State Imaging with Charge-Coupled Devices by Albert J. P. Theuwissen Philips Imaging Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS NEW YORK / BOSTON / DORDRECHT / LONDON / MOSCOW eBook ISBN: Print ISBN: 0-306-47119-1 0-792-33456-6 ©2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow Print ©1995 Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht All rights reserved No part of this eBook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recordi