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SAPHIRA detector for infrared wavefront sensingFinger et al., 2014
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- Finger G
- Baker I
- Alvarez D
- Ives D
- Mehrgan L
- Meyer M
- Stegmeier J
- Weller H
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- Adaptive Optics Systems IV
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The only way to overcome the CMOS noise barrier of near infrared sensors used for wavefront sensing and fringe tracking is the amplification of the photoelectron signal inside the infrared pixel by means of the avalanche gain. In 2007 ESO started a program at Selex …
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