Charge Coupled Device (CCD) Analog Signal Processing

Abstract

A discussion of the CCD basic building blocks for analog signal processing with particular emphasis on application for telemetry. Serial in/Serial out (SI/SO) blocks provide time base translation electrically alterable delay, and sequential TDM filters, Parallel In/Serial Out blocks are useful in time divisions multiplexing (TDM) and Serial In/Parallel Out blocks for variable tapped delay lines, filters and correlators. Combinations of the above linear or one-dimensional blocks provides two-dimensional arrays for filter banks, multiple correlators, etc. Particular telemetry applications are FM filters, Parallel Correlators, Matched Filters, Single Sideband Modulators and Adaptive line equalizers.