Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 7, 0723002(2022)

Theoretical Simulation of Charge Transfer Loss Degradation of CMOS Image Sensor Induced by Displacement Damage

Xie Yang1, Yonggang Huo1、*, Zujun Wang2、**, Aiguo Shang1, Yuanyuan Xue2, and Tongxuan Jia3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Xi′an Research Institute of High-Technology, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710024, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Irradiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710024, China
  • 3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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    Xie Yang, Yonggang Huo, Zujun Wang, Aiguo Shang, Yuanyuan Xue, Tongxuan Jia. Theoretical Simulation of Charge Transfer Loss Degradation of CMOS Image Sensor Induced by Displacement Damage[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(7): 0723002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Aug. 30, 2021

    Accepted: Oct. 25, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2022

    The Author Email: Huo Yonggang (huoarmy@163.com), Wang Zujun (wangzujun@nint.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0723002

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