WORKSHOP PAPER
Bit-plane Processing Techniques for Low-Light, High Speed Imaging with a SPAD-based QIS
Istvan Gyongy1, Neale A.W. Dutton2, Luca Parmesan1, Amy Davies3, Rebecca Saleeb3, Rory Duncan3, Colin Rickman3, Paul Dalgarno3, Robert K. Henderson1
1The University of Edinburgh, Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, Edinburgh, U.K.
2STMicroelectronics Imaging Division, 33 Pinkhill, Edinburgh, U.K., EH12 7BF
3Heriot-Watt University, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Edinburgh, U.K.

Abstract

Advances in SPAD sensor technology have recently yielded a >10kfps, 320x240 resolution imager that can be operated as a Quanta Image Sensor (QIS). This device combines the high speed and sensitivity offered by SPAD devices with the negligible readout noise and logarithmic compression of QIS, opening up potential applications in high speed imaging of fast moving objects and light microscopy.
Publisher: IISS (Int. Image Sensors Society)
Year: 2015
Workshop: IISW
URL: https://doi.org/10.60928/yowp-sw2c
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Keywords

SPAD sensor technology, Quanta Image Sensor, high speed imaging,

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