An Ultrahigh-Speed, High-Sensitivity, Portable CCD Color Camera

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 117, No. 2, pp. 48–53
Abstract: The authors have been developing ultrahigh-speed, high-sensitivity broadcast cameras that are capable of capturing clear, smooth, slow-motion video even in conditions with limited lighting, such as at professional baseball games played at night. In 2003, the first broadcast color camera using three 80,000-pixel ultrahigh-speed, high-sensitivity charge-coupled devices (CCDs) was developed. This camera is capable of ultrahigh-speed video recording at up to 1,000,000 frames/sec, with about ten times the sensitivity of standard high-speed cameras. It has enabled an entirely new style of presentation for sports broadcasts and science programs. The authors continue research to improve the camera's resolution. This paper discusses the development of the first ever ultrahigh-speed high-sensitivity CCD with 300,000 pixels—a four-fold increase over the previous version, as well as the development of a single-chip portable color camera mounted with this CCD.
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
DOI: 10.5594/J16003
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J16003
Author(s): K. Kitamura
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Kazuya Kitamura received B.E. and M.E. degrees in electronic engineering from Chiba University, Japan, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. In 2000, he joined NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.). Since 2003, he has been working on the research and development of image devices in NHK's Science and Technical Research Laboratories. Kitamura is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan.
T. Arai
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Toshiki Arai received B.E., M.E., and Ph.D degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, in 1997, 1999, and 2002, respectively. In 2004, he joined NHK and has been working on research on ultrahigh speed imaging devices in the Science and Technical Research Laboratories. He is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan.
J. Yonai
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Jun Yonai received B.E. and M.E. degrees from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 1995 and 1997, respectively. In 1997, he joined NHK and from 1997 to 2000, he researched the development of liquid crystal devices in the Science and Technical Research Laboratories (STRL). Since 2004, he has been engaged in the research and development of image devices in STRL. Yonai is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan, Japanese Liquid Crystal Society, and the Japan Society of Applied Physics.
T. Hayashida
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Tetsuya Hayashida received a B.E. degree in electrical engineering and a M.E. degree in computer science from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, in 1994 and 1996, respectively. In 1996, he joined NHK. From 1994 to 1996, he worked at the Fukuoka regional broadcasting station as a television engineer. Since 1996, he has been working on the research and development of image devices. Hayashida is a member of the Institute of Image Information and the Television Engineers of Japan.
T. Kurita
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Taiichro Kurita completed M.E. and Ph.D. degrees at Keio-Gijuku University in Japan, in 1980 and 1991, respectively. He joined NHK in 1980 and in 1982 he began working in NHK's Science and Technical Research Laboratories. He has researched the image quality of television systems such as HDTV. Kurita received the SID Special Recognition Award in 2002. He is currently the director of the Material Science and Advanced Devices Division in the NHK Laboratories. He is also a member of SID and Chairman of the Technical Group on Information Display of the Institute of Television Engineers in Japan (ITE).
K. Tanioka
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Kenkichi Tanioka joined NHK in 1966 and since 1976 he has worked in the Science and Technical Research Laboratories, where he is currently conducting research on the amorphous selenium photoconductive layer for use as camera tube targets. In 1985, he invented the HARP (High-gain Avalanche Rushing amorphous Photoconductor) camera tube, which has ultra-high-sensitivity, utilizing the avalanche multiplication phenomenon. Tanioka was appointed director-general of NHK's Science and Technical Research Laboratories in 2006.
H. Maruyama
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Hirotaka Maruyama received B.E. and M.E. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 1983 and 1985, respectively. In 1985, he joined NHK. He worked in the Science and Technical Research Laboratories from 1988 to 1996, and from 1996 to 2001, he worked at NHK's Osaka broadcasting station. Since 2001, he has been working on the research and development of image devices in NHK's Science and Technical Research Laboratories. Maruyama is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan.
Y. Mita
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Yasuyuki Mita joined NHK in 1981 and since then has been working in the Broadcast Engineering department. His research interest is in the field of the advanced imaging and video processing technology. Mita is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan.
J. Namiki
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J. Namiki joined Yasuda Denken, Ltd. (now Hitachi Kokusai Electric Broadcast /Picture Division) in 1981, where he currently works on television camera systems. He specializes in ultrahigh-speed color camera systems.
T. Yanagi
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Tadaaki Yanagi is employed at the Hitachi Kokusai Electric Broadcasting & Video Systems Division, where he is currently working on television camera systems. He specializes in ultrahigh-speed color camera systems.
T. Yoshida
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Tetsuo Yoshida joined Shiba Electric in 1969 (now Hitachi Kokusai Electric Research & Development Division). He has been working on television camera systems in the Broadcast Design Engineering department. Yoshida specializes in ultrahigh-sensitivity and ultrahigh-speed color camera systems.
H. van Kuijk
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Harry C. van Kuijk was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in 1958. He received a Ing. Dipl. in electronics from the Eindhoven Technical College, The Netherlands, in 1983. van Kuijk joined the Microcircuits Group, Philips Research Laboratories, in 1983, to work on the simulation, evaluation, and design of CCD image sensors. In 1991, he joined the Flat Panel Display Co. (FPD) in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, where he worked on the design and development of LCD displays. In 1999, he returned to the imaging department, which is now part of DALSA Corp.
Jan T. Bosiers
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Jan T. Bosiers graduated with a degree in electronic engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in 1980. From 1980 to 1984, he was a research scientist at the ESAT Laboratory in the Department of Electronic Engineering, at the University of Leuven, where he developed high-resolution linear CCD imagers. Since April 2002, Bosiers has worked at DALSA Professional Imaging in Eindhoven, currently as R&D director. He has contributed to many imaging publications and holds several patents. Bosiers received the first “Walter Kosonocky Award,” honoring the best paper on Electronic Imaging for the years 1998 to 1999, for his 1998 IEDM contribution on FT-CCDs for digital camera applications.
T. Goji Etoh
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T. Goji Etoh received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D degrees in civil engineering from Osaka University in 1968, 1970, and 1974, respectively. He joined Kinki University in 1973 and was promoted to Professor in 1983. He has been working on river engineering, fluid dynamics, and flow visualization, for which he began to develop high-speed video cameras. In 1991, he developed a high-speed video camera with 4500 frames/sec, which later became the Kodak Ektapro HS4540. Etoh is a recipient of several scientific awards, including the Annual Best Paper Award of the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers, for his work on urban drainage control. In 1991, he received the Harold E. Edgerton Award from SPIE, for his contribution to high-speed imaging.
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