Abstract:
A gamma correction circuit, to compensate for nonlinear video display tube characteristics, is provided with a field effect transistor operating with the gate electrode thereof forward biased to generate a compensation characteristic, an operational amplifier for subtracting the compensation characteristic from the nonlinear tube characteristic, and a load for developing the compensated signal. In a specific embodiment, the compensation characteristic is generated, and the linear portion of the uncorrected signal subtracted therefrom, to develop a correctional curve with zero end-points. The gain of the curve is adjusted by varying the circuit gain, and the linear function reinserted to obtain the desired function.
Abstract:
Dark current compensation in a video imaging tube is accomplished by virtue of establishing a dark current level and subtracting it from the video signal. The dark current level can be established by overscanning or scanning a nonexposed area of the image tube or by means of a compensating video sensing segment positioned directly on the actual video sensing segment. In a silicon target tube, the compensating junction can consist of a conveniently sized assembly or mosaiced junctions similar to those of the target, and connected in parallel with the target. The subtraction signal can then be placed in a sample and hold circuit, averaged and subtracted from the actual video signal during a successive scan.