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Page 1: Reading from a charge coupled device (ccd) © D Hoult 2010 ODWS

Reading from a charge coupled device (ccd)

© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

Page 2: Reading from a charge coupled device (ccd) © D Hoult 2010 ODWS

Each pixel in a ccd consists of a photoelectric cell and a capacitor (to store the charge emitted)

© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

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Each pixel in a ccd consists of a photoelectric cell and a capacitor (to store the charge emitted)

The voltage across the capacitor is proportional to the charge stored

© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

Page 4: Reading from a charge coupled device (ccd) © D Hoult 2010 ODWS

Each pixel in a ccd consists of a photoelectric cell and a capacitor (to store the charge emitted)

The voltage across the capacitor is proportional to the charge stored and hence to the intensity of the illumination of the pixel

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The pixels in this diagram have been magnified...

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The pixels in this diagram have been magnified...

quite a lot !

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This ccd has not yet been exposed to light© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

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After exposure, the capacitors in the illuminated pixels now store a small charge © D Hoult 2010 ODWS

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The data are read 1 pixel at a time© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

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First, all the voltages are “shifted” towards a special row of pixels at one end of the chip

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First, all the voltages are “shifted” towards a special row of pixels at one end of the chip

© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

Page 12: Reading from a charge coupled device (ccd) © D Hoult 2010 ODWS

First, all the voltages are “shifted” towards a special row of pixels at one end of the chip

© D Hoult 2010 ODWS

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Now the data voltages are “shifted”, one at a time, towards a pixel at the end of that special row

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After each shift, the voltage in the special pixel is read and stored in memory © D Hoult 2010 ODWS

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After each shift, the voltage in the special pixel is read and stored in memory, in this case, zero

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voltage = V

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voltage = 0

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voltage = 0

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voltage = V

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voltage = 0

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voltage = V

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voltage = 0

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voltage = 0

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voltage = V

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voltage = V

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voltage = V

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voltage = V

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voltage = V

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voltage = 0

© D Hoult 2010 ODWS