The wide field survey telescope (WFST) is a new generation survey telescope that is being
built in China. Its optical design is a primary-focus system, and its camera is a mosaic charge …

A single-photon CMOS image sensor (CIS) design based on pinned photodiode (PPD) with
multiple charge transfers and sampling is described. In the proposed pixel architecture, the …

Active Pixel sensors play a crucial role in enabling successful low-light scientific
experiments due to their inherent advantages and capabilities. Such devices not only offer …

Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is a novel on-chip charge detector output
stage for charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors. Developed at MIT Lincoln …

The Single-Electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is an on-chip charge detector output
stage for charge-coupled device image sensors. Developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, this …

This article provides a practical design methodology to calculate an optimal filter for noise
reduction in the readout of charge‐coupled devices (CCDs) taking into account the charge …

Charge-coupled devices (CCDs) play crucial roles in astronomy owing to their widespread
use in the optical band, offering high sensibility, low noise, high dynamic range, and high …

Fully depleted thick CCDs have been designed for infrared astronomy, but their low read-out
noise of the order of≈ 2 e-and their considerable mass of≈ 5.2 g, allows novel uses for …

This article presents and demonstrates the design of a high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS
image sensor (CIS). Detailed operation of various comparator circuits is analyzed. A low …

CMOS image sensors with parallel readout architecture have the advantages of low cost,
low power consumption, and easy integration. However, its noise performance becomes an …