Large format backside illuminated CCD imager for space surveillance.

The key features and performance data of a 2560×1960-pixel split-frame-transfer imager developed for space surveillance is described. The eight-port, backside illuminated charge coupled device (CCD) features 24 μm pixels with buried blooming drains to provide 100% optical fill-factor and >1000× o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Transactions on electron devices 50, 1 (2003).
Main Author:	Tower, J.R
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	1960 pixel. 24 micron. 2560 pixel. 5017600 pixel. Buried blooming drains. Eight-port backside illuminated charge coupled device. Floating diffusion amplifier. Floating diffusion output circuit. Ground-based deep space surveillance. Imaging registers. Large format backside illuminated CCD imager. Lithography. Metal strapping. Monolithic focal plane. Noise. Optical fill-factor. Overload protection. Photocomposed imager. Photocomposition approach. Responsivity. Space surveillance. Split-frame-transfer imager. Storage registers. Vertical transfer clock rates.