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.