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iv Advanced Camera Operation Manual
Chapter 3. Advanced CCD Theory
Introduction.............................................................................................................................29
Theory of Operation ...............................................................................................................29
Potential Wells..................................................................................................................29
Charge Transfer................................................................................................................30
Classical CCD Implementations....................................................................................31
CCD Readout...........................................................................................................................32
Subarrays ..........................................................................................................................33
Binning ..............................................................................................................................33
Time Delay Integration ...................................................................................................34
CCD Architectures..................................................................................................................35
Full Frame.........................................................................................................................35
Frame Transfer.................................................................................................................35
Interline Transfer .............................................................................................................36
CCD Camera Implementations.............................................................................................37
Resolution .........................................................................................................................37
Sensitivity..........................................................................................................................37
Spectral Response ............................................................................................................38
Fiberoptics.........................................................................................................................39
Sources of Noise......................................................................................................................39
Photon Noise ....................................................................................................................39
Preamplifier Noise...........................................................................................................39
Dark Current Noise .........................................................................................................40
Tradeoffs ...........................................................................................................................40
Additional Reading.................................................................................................................41
Index........................................................................................................43