400+ MHz High-Dynamic Range Imaging

 

This research explored a range of solid-state cameras designed for imaging applications up to 400,000,000 frames per second. The work resulted in what is believed to be the first CMOS "streak camera.” This is a 1-D CMOS imaging system with hundreds of MHz through-put per pixel. A prototype sensor, 150 pixels wide with 150 frames of on-chip storage, has demonstrated 400 M-frames/s sampling and 11.5 bits of dynamic range. They may be used in linear arrays or possibly even in 2-D arrays by means of 3-D chip packaging techniques. In 2-D form, a CIF-sized (352 x 288 pixels) version of this camera would record data at a phenomenal rate: 20 TB/s or more. A 2-D version aimed at increasing dynamic range resulted in up to 10 MHz operation and 13 bits of range.


Related publications:


  1. •[J43] S. Kleinfelder, Y. Chen, K. Kwaitkowski, A. Shah, "High-Speed CMOS Image Sensor Circuits with In-Situ Frame Storage," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 51, No. 4, August 2004.

  2. •[J42] K. Kwaitkowski, J. Lyke, R. Wojnarowski, C. Kapusta, S. Kleinfelder, M. Wilke, "3-D Electronics Interconnect for High-Performance Imaging Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 51, No. 4, August 2004.

  3. •[C47] S. Kleinfelder, K. Kwaitkowski, A. Shah, "A solid state streak camera," Proceedings of the SPIE, High Speed Photography and Photonics, 2004, Vol 5580, pp 235-243, March 2005.

  4. •[C43] S. Kleinfelder, Y. Chen, K. Kwiatkowski, A. Shah, "Multi-Million Frames/s Sensor Circuits for Pulsed-Source Imaging" Nuclear Science Symposium, 2003, Conference Record of the 2003 IEEE, 2003.

  5. •[C41] K. Kwaitkowski, J. Lyke, R. Wojnarowski, C. Kapusta, S. Kleinfelder, M. Wilke, "3-D Stacked Electronics Assembly for High-Performance Imaging Detectors, Nuclear Science Symposium, 2003, Conference Record of the 2003 IEEE, 2003.

  6. •[C40] S. Kleinfelder, Y. Chen, K. Kwiatkowski, A. Shah, “Four Million Frame/s CMOS Image Sensor Prototype with On-Focal-Plane 64-Frame Storage,” Proceedings of the SPIE, Detectors and Imaging Devices, August, 2003.

 

In collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory

 
 

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