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Modern photodetector arrays for detection of weak signals by spacecraft astroorientation instruments

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Федосеев В.И. Современные матричные фотоприёмники для приёма слабых сигналов в приборах астроориентации космических аппаратов // Оптический журнал. 2017. Т. 84. № 12. С. 11–17.

Fedoseev V.I. Modern photodetector arrays for detection of weak signals by spacecraft astroorientation instruments [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2017. V. 84. № 12. P. 11–17.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

V. I. Fedoseev, "Modern photodetector arrays for detection of weak signals by spacecraft astroorientation instruments," Journal of Optical Technology. 84(12), 799-804 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.84.000799

Abstract:

We describe three classes of modern detector arrays for detection of weak optical signals—traditional CCD photoconverters (CCDs), electron-multiplied CCD photoconverters (EMCCDs), and CMOS photoconverters (CMOS arrays). Specific characteristic properties are provided for each class of detector in terms of functionality, architecture, and photoelectric/operational specifications; this information in turn determines the effectiveness of each detector class for application to a specific instrument. We cite several examples of photodetector arrays currently in production that demonstrate the capabilities of each class of photodetector discussed in this paper.

Keywords:

detector arrays, photodetector parameters, detectors internal noise

Acknowledgements:

The author thanks A. B. Romanovskiı˘, who developed a methodology for calculating the integral detector sensitivity based on the various input data options provided by manufacturer data and who performed the corresponding calculations.

OCIS codes: 070.4560, 070.6110, 200.3050

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