Research on the nonuniformity correction of linear TDI CCD remote camera

Ya-xia Liu; Zhi-hang Hao

doi:10.1117/12.576263

20 January 2005 Research on the nonuniformity correction of linear TDI CCD remote camera

Ya-xia Liu, Zhi-hang Hao

Proceedings Volume 5633, Advanced Materials and Devices for Sensing and Imaging II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.576263
Event: Photonics Asia, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

Many applications, such as industrial inspection and overhead reconnaissance benefit from line scanning architectures where time delay integration (TDI) significantly improves sensitivity[5]. Images with linear response have become the backbone of the imaging industry. But each pixel of the TDI CCD has unique light sensitivity characteristics. Because these characteristics and the lens of the optical system affect camera’s linearization and its performance, they must be removed through calibration. The process by which a CCD image is calibrated is known as nonuniformity correction. This paper discusses several methods of nonuniformity correction[2]. The first is one-point correction technique, which requires only one calibration point. This approach is to shift each curve toward the nominal curve by subtracting the offset from or adding the offset to the average. The second is two-point correction technique, which requires two calibration points. Each point is rotated and aligned so that all the detectors have the same response under the same radiance. The third is multipoint correction. It is recommended that more calibration points be implemented at appropriate regions of the response curve. Depend on the linear photoelectric response of the TDI CCD, we use two-point calibration and the standard deviations for the images are given before and after the correction.

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Ya-xia Liu and Zhi-hang Hao "Research on the nonuniformity correction of linear TDI CCD remote camera", Proc. SPIE 5633, Advanced Materials and Devices for Sensing and Imaging II, (20 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.576263

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