reading from a charge coupled device (ccd) © d hoult 2010 odws
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Reading from a charge coupled device (ccd)
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Each pixel in a ccd consists of a photoelectric cell and a capacitor (to store the charge emitted)
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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
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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 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
After exposure, the capacitors in the illuminated pixels now store a small charge © D Hoult 2010 ODWS
The data are read 1 pixel at a time© D Hoult 2010 ODWS
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
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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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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
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
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