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Vision: Past, Present, and Future

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This concluding chapter is concerned primarily with the future trend toward higher sensitivity in visual systems. Several concepts, already discussed, are reproduced for emphasis and clarity.

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References

  1. M.G. Kovac, W.S. Pike, F.V. Shallcross, and P.K. Weimer, Solid-state imaging emerges from charge transport, Electronics, February 28, 1972.

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  2. R. Shaw, The influence of grain sensitivity on photographic image properties, paper presented at the Symposium on Photographic Sensitivity ( Royal Photographic Society ), September 1972, Cambridge.

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General

  • A. Rose, A unified approach to the performance of photographic film, television pickup tubes, and the human eye, J. Soc. Motion Picture Engrs. 47, 273–294 (1946).

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  • For a recent account of progress in compact solid-state sensors, see C.H. Séguin, D. A. Sealer, W. J. Bertram Jr., M. F. Tompsett, R. R. Buckley, T. A. Shankoff, and W. J. McNamara, A charge-coupled area sensor and frame store, IEEE Trans. Electron Devices ED-20, 244–252 (1973).

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Rose, A. (1973). Vision: Past, Present, and Future. In: Vision. Optical Physics and Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2037-1_10

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