High-speed optical shutter coupled to fast-readout CCD camera

George J. Yates; Claudine R. Pena; Thomas E. McDonald Jr.; Robert A. Gallegos; Dustin M. Numkena; Bojan T. Turko; George Ziska; Jacques E. Millaud; Rick Diaz; John Buckley; Glen Anthony; Takae Araki; Eric D. Larson

doi:10.1117/12.347081

27 April 1999 High-speed optical shutter coupled to fast-readout CCD camera

George J. Yates, Claudine R. Pena, Thomas E. McDonald Jr., Robert A. Gallegos, Dustin M. Numkena, Bojan T. Turko, George Ziska, Jacques E. Millaud, Rick Diaz, John Buckley, Glen Anthony, Takae Araki, Eric D. Larson

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Proceedings Volume 3649, Sensors, Cameras, and Systems for Scientific/Industrial Applications; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347081
Event: Electronic Imaging '99, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A high frame rate optically shuttered CCD camera for radiometric imaging of transient optical phenomena has been designed and several prototypes fabricated, which are now in evaluation phase. the camera design incorporates stripline geometry image intensifiers for ultra fast image shutters capable of 200ps exposures. The intensifiers are fiber optically coupled to a multiport CCD capable of 75 MHz pixel clocking to achieve 4KHz frame rate for 512 X 512 pixels from simultaneous readout of 16 individual segments of the CCD array. The intensifier, Philips XX1412MH/E03 is generically a Generation II proximity-focused micro channel plate intensifier (MCPII) redesigned for high speed gating by Los Alamos National Laboratory and manufactured by Philips Components. The CCD is a Reticon HSO512 split storage with bi-direcitonal vertical readout architecture. The camera main frame is designed utilizing a multilayer motherboard for transporting CCD video signals and clocks via imbedded stripline buses designed for 100MHz operation. The MCPII gate duration and gain variables are controlled and measured in real time and up-dated for data logging each frame, with 10-bit resolution, selectable either locally or by computer. The camera provides both analog and 10-bit digital video. The camera's architecture, salient design characteristics, and current test data depicting resolution, dynamic range, shutter sequences, and image reconstruction will be presented and discussed.

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George J. Yates, Claudine R. Pena, Thomas E. McDonald Jr., Robert A. Gallegos, Dustin M. Numkena, Bojan T. Turko, George Ziska, Jacques E. Millaud, Rick Diaz, John Buckley, Glen Anthony, Takae Araki, and Eric D. Larson "High-speed optical shutter coupled to fast-readout CCD camera", Proc. SPIE 3649, Sensors, Cameras, and Systems for Scientific/Industrial Applications, (27 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347081

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