TC244

786-

× 488-PIXEL CCD IMAGE SENSOR

SOCS016B – NOVEMBER 1989 – REVISED DECEMBER 1991

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spurious nonuniformity specification

The spurious nonuniformity specification of the TC244 CCD grades – 10, – 20, – 30, and – 40 is based on several

sensor characteristics:

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Black

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White

–

Area A

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Element columns near horizontal center of the area

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Element rows near vertical center of the area

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Area B

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Up to the pixel or line border

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Up to area A

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Other

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Edge of the imager

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Up to area B

The CCD sensors are characterized in both an illuminated condition and a dark condition. In the dark condition,

the nonuniformity is specified in terms of absolute amplitude as shown in Figure 8. In the illuminated condition,

the nonuniformity is specified as a percentage of the total illumination as shown in Figure 9.

B

A

20 Pixels

Lines

11

18 Pixels

Lines

7

377

Pixels

Lines

233

Figure 7. Sensor Area Map