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Acknowledgments
This work has been carried out in the Image Sensing Group of the PSI (Paul
Scherrer Institut), which later became part of CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Electronique
et de Microtechnique SA) in Zurich, Switzerland. I would like to thank the section
head of this group, Prof. Peter Seitz for his supervision and guidance of this work
during the last three years. He gave many fruitful inputs for this work and my
publications. Especially he taught me how to be efficient in my work.
Also I would like to thank Prof. Rudolf Schwarte for agreeing to be my Ph.D. advisor
and for leading me into the world of Photonics.
Furthermore, I must not forget to thank Dr. Alice Biber for introducing me to CMOS
IC design and for her permanent practical and mental support of my work. We had
many interesting discussions about technical problems and other things in life. She
always knew the right questions to ask. Additionally, Alice reviewed nearly every
English sentence I produced during my work.
I owe thanks to my officemate Dr. Nicolas Blanc, who always had an open ear to
my problems and provided me with coffee and other fruitful inputs.
I gratefully acknowledge the invaluable help of Peter Metzler in all kinds of analog
electronic problems. For digital electronics and CCD drivers I could profit from the
profound experience of Dr. Peter Schwider. For assisting me in “C” programming
and English language problems, and for discussing the latest sports events I thank
Graham Lang.