High Dynamic Range adaptive ΔΣ-based Focal Plane Array architecture

Shun Yao, Sam Kavusi, Khaled N. Salama

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Abstract

In this paper, an Adaptive Delta-Sigma based architecture for High Dynamic Range (HDR) Focal Plane Arrays is presented. The noise shaping effect of the Delta-Sigma modulation in the low end, and the distortion noise induced in the high end of Photo-diode current were analyzed in detail. The proposed architecture can extend the DR for about 20N log2 dB at the high end of Photo-diode current with an N bit Up-Down counter. At the low end, it can compensate for the larger readout noise by employing Extended Counting. The Adaptive Delta-Sigma architecture employing a 4-bit Up-Down counter achieved about 160dB in the DR, with a Peak SNR (PSNR) of 80dB at the high end. Compared to the other HDR architectures, the Adaptive Delta-Sigma based architecture provides the widest DR with the best SNR performance in the extended range.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2011 Conference Record of the Forty Fifth Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers (ASILOMAR)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages505-510
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781467303231
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2012

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