Description - IMAGE SENSORS - significant areas of application.

The self-scanned solid state image sensor comes in two versions, i.e., a one-dimensional row, or linear array, and a two-dimensional matrix, or area array.

There are basically four areas of application for the linear arrays.
The smaller arrays, 64 to 512 pixels, are used in optical character recognition and point-of-sale applications.

Typical SMALLER Arrays:

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.10
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RL64 General-Purpose Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 64
Center Spacing (m): 50.8u
I(C)on Min.(A) Light Current: 2.5
V(O) Max.(V) Output Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.11
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RL256C General-Purpose Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 256
Center Spacing (m): 25u
V(O) Max.(V) Output Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.06
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RL512S General-Purpose Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 512
Center Spacing (m): 25u
I(C)on Min.(A) Light Current; 280u
Ioff Max.(A) Off-state Current: 5.0p
V(O) Max.(V) Output Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

The longer arrays, 1024 t o 4096 pixels, are used in document scanning, such as facsimile or electronic copiers.

Typical LONGER Arrays:

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.08
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RL1024C Linear Self-Scanned Photodiode Array - 4-Phase 10MHz Clock
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 1024
Vertical Pixel Dimension (m): 25.4u
Horizontal Pixel Dimension (m)=12.7u
Horizontal Dimension (m): 26.0m
Vertical Dimension (m): 25.4u
Vsup Nom.(V) Supply Voltage: 5.0
P(D) Max.(W) Power Dissipation: 3.0m
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.05
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RL1728H Linear Self-Scanned Photodiode Array - Sample Freq 3MHz
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 1728
Vertical Pixel Dimension (m): 16u
Horizontal Pixel Dimension (m): 7.0u
Horizontal Dimension (m): 25.5m
Vertical Dimension (m): 16u
Vsup Nom.(V) Supply Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.07
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RL2048H Linear Self-Scanned Photodiode Array - Sample Freq 3MHz
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 2048
Vertical Pixel Dimension (m): 16u
Horizontal Pixel Dimension (m): 7.0u
Horizontal Dimension (m): 30.2m
Vertical Dimension (m): 16u
Vsup Nom.(V) Supply Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.01
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RL4096H (data spec unavailable)

Scientific instrumentation, i.e., spectrophotometry, chromatography [sic], use a variety of special, wide apperature [sic] linear arrays ranging from 512 to 2048 pixels.

Typical LINEAR Arrays:

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.06
larger view 981K
RL512S General-Purpose Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 512
Center Spacing (m): 25u
I(C)on Min.(A) Light Current; 280u
Ioff Max.(A) Off-state Current: 5.0p
V(O) Max.(V) Output Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.04
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RL1024S Linear Self-Scanned Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 1024
Vertical Pixel Dimension (m): 2.5m
Horizontal Pixel Dimension (m): 25u
Horizontal Dimension (m): 25.6m
Vertical Dimension (m): 2.5m
Vsup Nom.(V) Supply Voltage: 5.0
P(D) Max.(W) Power Dissipation: 1.0m
Package: DIP*

Industrial instrumentation and process control provide an almost unlimited number of applications for linear arrays of all sizes. Such applications include inspection and measurement on moving production lines in fields such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, the automotive industry and the glass and steel industries.

Typical LINEAR Arrays:

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.09
larger view 590K
RL512C General-Purpose Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 512
Center Spacing (m): 25.4u
I(C)on Min.(A) Light Current: 0.7
V(O) Max.(V) Output Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.08
larger view 1.46MB
RLlO24C Linear Self-Scanned Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 1024
Vertical Pixel Dimension (m): 25.4u
Horizontal Pixel Dimension (m): 12.7u
Horizontal Dimension (m): 26.0m
Vertical Dimension (m): 25.4u
Vsup Nom.(V) Supply Voltage: 5.0
P(D) Max.(W) Power Dissipation: 3.0m
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.07
larger view 1.39MB
RL2048H Linear Self-Scanned Photodiode Array
Vertical Pixel Count: 1
Horizontal Pixel Count: 2048
Vertical Pixel Dimension (m): 16u
Horizontal Pixel Dimension (m): 7.0u
Horizontal Dimension (m): 30.2m
Vertical Dimension (m): 16u
Vsup Nom.(V) Supply Voltage: 5.0
Package: DIP*

The matrix arrays are specially designed to facilitate computer interfacing, rather than picture-taking for human observation: Special features have been incorporated to facilitate their application in vision systems for robotics and for other industrial inspection and process control applications.

Typical MATRIX Arrays:

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.03
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RA128x128 Photoresistor-Based Position Sensor
P(D) Max.(W) Power Dissipation: 120m
Vsup Max. (V) Supply Voltage: 16
Isup Max.(A) Supply Current: 10m
Peak Wavelength (m): 750n
Package: DIP*

NMAH Catalog Number 1984.0062.02
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RA256x256 Photoresistor-Based Position Sensor
P(D) Max.(W) Power Dissipation: 120m
Vsup Max. (V) Supply Voltage: 165
Isup Max.(A) Supply Current: 10m
Peak Wavelength (m): 750n
Package: DIP*

Many special configurations have been designed for applications ranging from outer space to the ocean depths.