Designing a Sensor

[Antti-Pekka Virjonen]

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> From: pdml-bounces at pdml.net [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On Behalf
> Of Godfrey DiGiorgi
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:43 AM
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> Subject: Re: Designing a Sensor
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> ...
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> Designers of imaging sensors typically try to maximize sensitivity
> while minimizing noise, and there are many physical constants here
> that limit deviation from a norm to within a very small range of
> values. From most of my friends at Agilent, what the whole thing
> boils down to in general is how large the photosite is and how
> efficient the microlens is at delivering light energy to the
> photosite well.

And in astronomical imaging the most sensitive (and low noise) 
sensors are back  illuminated and thinned (the final design 
depending on wanted wavelength etc). But I guess we won't see 
those in the usual digital cameras.

Antti-Pekka
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Antti-Pekka Virjonen

Computec Oy
R&D Turku

www.computec.fi