System Requirements For Computer-Aided Testing And Evaluation Of Solid-State Imaging Devices

S. R. Hawkins; A K. Gressle; R P. Farley; A. H. Hubert

doi:10.1117/12.958812

8 August 1980 System Requirements For Computer-Aided Testing And Evaluation Of Solid-State Imaging Devices

S. R. Hawkins, A K. Gressle, R P. Farley, A. H. Hubert

Proceedings Volume 0230, Minicomputers and Microprocessors in Optical Systems; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958812
Event: 1980 Technical Symposium East, 1980, Washington, D.C., United States

Abstract

With the development of large high-performance self-scanned optical and infrared solid-state imaging devices for military, scientific, and commercial applications, novel techniques for the detailed testing and evaluation of these devices are required. For most military and scientific applications, detailed characterizations of device performance and fairly sophisticated computer-aided measurement facilities are required to fulfill these needs. This is primarily due to the very large number of detectors in each device and the wide dynamic ranges and high data rates involved. This paper is a review of the basic hardware and software requirements for near real-time testing, and evaluation of these advanced technology devices with emphasis on data acquisition, data manipulation and processing, data storage, display of quick-look and processed data, and housekeeping and experimental control. As an example of such a facility, the Mosaic Sensor Test and Calibration (MOSTAC) facility at the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory will be discussed.

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S. R. Hawkins, A K. Gressle, R P. Farley, and A. H. Hubert "System Requirements For Computer-Aided Testing And Evaluation Of Solid-State Imaging Devices", Proc. SPIE 0230, Minicomputers and Microprocessors in Optical Systems, (8 August 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958812

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