High-Frame-Rate CCD Camera Having Subwindow Capability

A custom high-speed charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera that features a capability for real-time readout from multiple regions of interest (subwindows) within its field of view is undergoing development. The camera was designed initially as a means of tracking a remote laser beacon in a free-space optical communication system. The basic camera design is also adaptable to eye-tracking, target-tracking, and machine-vision systems.