A CCD device for sensing longer wavelengths, such as NIR and IR, that has a deeper depletion region than would be necessary for sensing in the visible wavelength range. Because the depth of charge generation increases with the increasing wavelength...

Pixel pitch refers to the distance between the centers of two adjacent pixels on a display screen or imaging sensor. It is...

A type of asynchronous shutter device that is used particularly in CCD sensor applications to capture an image of a...

A linear image sensor is a type of solid-state electronic device used to capture and convert light into electrical signals....

Integration time, in the context of optics, imaging systems, and sensor technology, refers to the duration over which a...

MTF analysis/measurement equipment refers to instruments and tools used to measure and analyze the modulation transfer...

Liquid crystals are a state of matter that exhibits properties intermediate between those of conventional liquids and solid...

In compact disc and CD-ROM technology, the portion of the drive that projects the laser light onto the surface of the media...

Spectral flow cytometry is an advanced flow cytometry technique that expands the capabilities of traditional flow cytometry...

A CMOS image sensor, short for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor, is a type of semiconductor device used...

Gallium nitride-based light-emitting diodes (GaN-based LEDs) are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electric...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics and biomedical research to obtain...

CID, or charge injection device, camera refers to a type of imaging device that utilizes a specific kind of solid-state...

A form of infrared CCD that utilizes internal photoemission as a photodetection mechanism.

Noise created by patterns imaged on a CCD surface. Pixel sensitivity is altered by responsivity during illumination.

Circular dichroism (CD) is a spectroscopic technique used to study the structural characteristics of chiral (asymmetric)...

Optoelectronics is a branch of electronics that focuses on the study and application of devices and systems that use light...

In compact disc systems, the two principal frame formats for data storage. Mode 1 devotes 2048 bytes to user data, reserving...

Generic term for read-only optical data storage, source of the Philips-Sony term CD-ROM.

A frame taken with a CCD camera over an exposure length of zero seconds with the lens cap on or the shutter closed and no...

A fiber optic spectrometer is a device used for measuring the spectral content of light. It utilizes optical fibers to...

A digital camera is a device that captures and records still images or video in digital format. Unlike traditional film...

A CCD sensor that provides feedback to the motion control system for a telescope, allowing the telescope to follow a...

The code signifying the location of the information being sought on a CD-ROM.

Lensless microscopy, also known as computational or holographic microscopy, is an imaging technique that captures and...

A whole-flow-field technique providing instantaneous velocity vector measurements in a cross-section of a flow that is...

A detector array refers to a collection of individual detector elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid or matrix format....

A lamp that uses the transmission of an electric current through a gas or vapor to produce illumination. Neon, mercury and...

A frame taken with a CCD camera of a surface that is evenly illuminated by diffuse light. This frame shows irregularities in...

A device that prevents electrons from a saturated pixel in a CCD imaging device from spilling into an adjacent pixel. The...

A CCD camera, or charge-coupled device camera, is a type of digital camera that utilizes a CCD image sensor to capture and...

The dielectric coefficient parallel to the director in a liquid crystal display (LCD), rather than perpendicular to the...

A CMOS camera refers to an imaging device that employs a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor to...

When applied to LCD grids, the active matrix is a means of supplying power to pixels by use of a transistor and capacitor....

An astronomical scanning technique for capturing images of stars without moving the sensor. To perform a drift scan, a CCD...

A device used in broadcast CCD cameras to improve definition in heavily saturated colors by band-limiting the color...

A technical specification for a consumer product drawn up by Sony and Philips. CD/I combines audio, video and text recorded...

A CCD image sensor, or charge-coupled device image sensor, is a type of electronic device used to convert optical images...

Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) is a display technology that combines liquid crystal materials with silicon-based...

The area of optics that deals with the propagation of Gaussian laser beams in free space, or any general medium - i.e....

Pushbroom scanning is a technique used in remote sensing and imaging systems, particularly in satellite and aerial sensors,...

A CCD image sensor that uses a proximity-focused image intensifier to provide greater sensitivity at low light levels.

A frame taken to identify electronic noise in a CCD imaging device. A dark frame is recorded without exposing the CCD to any...

A CCD device in which a solid-state electron multiplying register has been added to the end of the normal serial register....

A CCD that has been reduced in thickness by etching so that light passes through the back layers of the CCD. This type of...

A machine vision system is an integrated combination of hardware and software components designed to capture, process, and...

A high-speed motion camera, also known as a high-speed camera or slow-motion camera, is a specialized imaging device...

Beam profiling is a technique used to characterize and analyze the spatial intensity distribution of a laser beam. It...

Also referred to as fundus photography, ophthalmoscopy is the dioptrical study of the various interior components of the eye...

An endoscope is a medical device used for visualizing and examining the interior of hollow organs, body cavities, or...

The smallest object that may be seen, measured in terms of the angle subtended by the object measured at the eye. Also...

The gain that occurs between light intensity incident on a CCD given by the photocurrent produced.

Quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) is a display technology that utilizes quantum dots, which are semiconductor...

The rate at which data can be read from a CD-ROM.

A holographic camera, also known as a holographic imaging system or holographic recorder, is a specialized device used to...

A microdisplay is a miniature electronic display technology that is designed to project visual information onto a small...

A charge-injection device (CID) refers to a class of devices that manipulate and detect electrical charge within a...

An intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera is an advanced imaging device that combines the capabilities of both an...

Quantum efficiency (QE) is a measure of the effectiveness with which a device or system, typically in the context of...

In a CD-ROM disc, the reflective area between nonreflective pits representing a binary-language "off'' as opposed to...

Polarization refers to the orientation of oscillations in a transverse wave, such as light waves, radio waves, or other...

A silicon photodiode is a semiconductor device that converts light into an electrical current. It is a type of photodetector...

An EMCCD (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) camera is a type of scientific camera specifically designed for...

A computer-generated hologram (CGH) is a holographic image produced using computational methods and algorithms, rather than...

Designed for the function of optical wavefront analysis. Shack-Hartmann camera aberration sensors use a lens array to image...

The Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor is an optical device used for measuring the wavefront aberrations of an optical system....

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is a type of electronic image sensor used in various imaging devices, including digital...

A satellite-borne remote sensing device capable of transmitting images at 10 and 20 m resolution from an altitude of 830 km,...

An optical filter is a device that selectively transmits or blocks specific wavelengths, or colors, of light. Optical...

The storage of information via optical means, primarily employing a low-power laser to inscribe data on a photosensitive...

Multispectral imaging is a technique that involves capturing and analyzing images at multiple discrete spectral bands within...

An LCD that has pixels with no internal drive transistors.

An adaptation by Philips and Sony of their audio compact disc technology for optical disc data storage and retrieval....

Familiar term for CD/I disc. The CD/I standard also is known as the green standard.