AdaptingCMOSActivePixelSensorsforHgCdTePhotodiodes.pptVIP

Adapting CMOS Active Pixel Sensors for HgCdTe Photodiodes Zeynep Dilli, Neil Goldsman, Martin Peckerar, Nibir Dhar Active Pixel Sensors Source-Follower Active Pixel Sensor (SFAPS) Circuit Simple version: 3 transistors (pixel reset, source follower, access), one photodiode Not shown: Row read circuitry, a timed buffer connected to v_out and activated a set time after pixel access SFAPS Circuit Operation: Reset transistor gate pulsed, photodiode junction cap. charged up, source follower output follows Photocurrent starts discharging, SF output follows Access transistor gate pulsed, output cap.c