Solid-State Imaging with Charge-Coupled Devices

This text covers the complete chain, starting from the fundamentals of the CCD, the basics of solid-state imaging and an extensive review of advanced imaging, and concluding with a variety of applications. A detailed flow chart illustration of the processing of silicon for CCD imagers is also included. The book is divided into four main parts: the first deals with the basics of CCDs in general. The second explains the imaging concepts in close relation to the classical television application. Part Three goes into detail on new developments in the solid-state imaging world, and Part Four rounds off the discussion with a variety of applications and image technology.