Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 10, 1011003(2022)

Noise and Error Analyses of a Pulse Sequence Image Sensor

Kun Gao1,2、**, Jiangtao Xu1,2, and Zhiyuan Gao1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronics Technology, Tianjin , 300072, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Pixel structure of pulse sequence image sensor
    Relationship between trigger time, readout time, and pulse interval
    Characteristic curve of pulse interval and reconstructed gray scale
    Images under the influence of different noises. (a) Image affected by spatial noise; (b) images affected by temporal noise and single-code flicker noise; (c) 50th frame and 100th frame grayscale images reconstructed under same input bar chart
    Time error rate corresponding to spatial noise varies with Vdiff and Ip. (a) Relationship between time error and Vdiff; (b) relationship between time error and Ip
    Relationship between error caused by temporal noise and Vdiff、Cpd
    Relationship between light intensity and relative error under synchronous readout mechanism. (a) Vdiff=2 V;(b) Vdiff=1.5 V
    Under different Vdiff, FPN and temporal noise change with photocurrent. (a) FPN changes with photocurrent; (b) temporal noise changes with photocurrent
    Images taken by the sensor. (a) 500 lx uniform light; (b) moment the bullet was fired
    Under different Vdiff, FPN and temporal noise change with light intensity. (a) FPN changes with light intensity; (b) temporal noise changes with light intensity
    • Table 1. Related parameters in the noise model

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      Table 1. Related parameters in the noise model

      ParameterValueParameterValue
      Cpd /fF10Vref /V1.0‒3.125
      Id /pA1θc0.005
      Vrst /V3.3Vtal /mV16
    • Table 2. Related parameters of the sensor chip

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      Table 2. Related parameters of the sensor chip

      ParameterValueParameterValue
      Fabrication process /μm0.11Fill factor /%13.8
      Array size250×400Vref /V1.05-2.45
      Pixel size /(μm×μm)20×20Vrst /V2.4-3.3
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Apr. 8, 2021

    Accepted: May. 19, 2021

    Published Online: May. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Gao Kun (gaok@tju.edu.cn), Gao Zhiyuan (gaozhiyuan@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1011003

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