The evolution of CMOS image sensors and their prospects using advanced imaging
technologies are promising candidates to improve the quality of life. With the rapid advent of …

The Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) was conceived when contemplating shrinking pixel sizes
and storage capacities, and the steady increase in digital processing power. In the single-bit …

In several emerging fields of study such as encryption in optical communications,
determination of the number of photons in an optical pulse is of great importance. Typically …

The first quanta image sensor jot with photon counting capability is demonstrated. The low-
voltage device demonstrates less than 0.3 e-rms read noise on a single read out without the …

Characterization of quanta image sensor pixels with deep sub-electron read noise is
reported. Pixels with conversion gain of 423μV/e-and read noise as low as 0.22 e-rms were …

This article presents a 250-ft/s photon-counting image sensor with a dynamic range (DR) of
124 dB. A prototype of a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD)-based photon-counting …

Infrared detection and imaging are key enabling technologies for a vast number of
applications, ranging from communication, to medicine and astronomy, and have recently …

Photon-count imaging has been proposed as a promising technology to realize image
capture with noiseless readout and high dynamic range (HDR)[1]-[7]. In addition, for …

A photon-counting image sensor with 3.36--pitch-pixel front-end (PFE) circuits and single-
photon avalanche diodes is presented here. A clustered multi-cycle clocked recharging …

Single-photon sensors measure light signals at the finest possible resolution--individual
photons. These sensors introduce two major challenges in the form of strong Poisson noise …