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Angle Sensitive Pixels For Integrated Light Field Sensing

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Author
Wang, Albert
Abstract

Angle-sensitive pixels are micro-scale devices which capture information about both the intensity and incident angle of the light they see. Using pairs of local diffraction gratings above a photodiode, these pixels employ the Talbot effect to detect incident angle. The gratings are implemented with the metal interconnect layers of CMOS manufacturing technology and therefore require no post-processing or external optics. Altering layout geometries for different angle-sensitive pixels generates a distinct angular response with a characteristic frequency and orientation. To function effectively, image sensors need to employ a diverse set of angle-sensitive pixels whose responses, taken together, forms a complete basis similar to a non-separable low-order 2D Hartley transform of local incident angle. As 2D frequency-domain transforms play an important role in image processing, these devices are useful for a variety of imaging tasks. This thesis demonstrates several CMOS image sensors utilizing these devices to perform different functions, such as lensless 3D object localization, single-shot light-field capture, and optoelectronic image compression. The algorithms used for these tasks are simple and take advantage of the transform-based nature of angle-sensitive pixel based image capture.

Date Issued
2012-05-27
Keywords
angle-sensitive pixel
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light field
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CMOS image sensor
Committee Chair
Molnar, Alyosha Christopher
Committee Member
Apsel, Alyssa B.
Schaffer, Chris
Degree Discipline
Electrical Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D., Electrical Engineering
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
dissertation or thesis

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