ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
                              &
           IEEE LASERS AND ELECTROOPTICS SOCIETY


                        Oct. Meeting

Date:  Thursday, 21 Oct. 1999
Time:  7:00 PM refreshments, 7:30 PM talk
Place: National Institute of Standards and Technology
       325 Broadway, Boulder, CO
       Auditorium


Title: Image Sensor Technology and Applications

       John Gilmore
       Hamamatsu Corporation


Abstract:

The presentation describes the performance and operation of 
image sensors.  It is geared toward understanding image 
sensor operation at the device physics level.  We begin with 
self-scanning photodiode array (NMOS) and work our way to new 
back illuminated CCD sensors.  We discuss the reasons for 
various performance tradeoffs and relate it to semiconductor 
physics.  Analysis of readout electronics will be presented 
along with some circuit examples.  Key parameters such as 
sensitivity, noise, and signal to noise ratio and linearity 
will be compared.


Biography:

John D. Gilmore was born in Dover, NJ.  He received his BS 
degree in electronic engineering technology (EET) from 
Capital Institute of Technology, Laural, MD in 1986.  He 
joined Hamamatsu Corporation in September of 1986 and is 
presently the Solid State Image Sensor Product Manager.  He 
received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering with a 
concentration in Solid State Devices and Material Processing 
from the New Jersey Institute, Newark, NJ in 1993.  His 
graduate school advisor was a pioneer in CCD image sensors, 
Dr. Walter Kosonocky.  He is currently involved with the 
development of CCD inspection equipment, general image sensor 
marketing and field technical support.