CCD Blooming

Lateral Overflow Drain to Prevent Blooming

Photodiode

Light
Shield

Incoming
Photons

Light
Shield

Overflow
Drain

Overflow
Gate

Transfer
Gate

CCD
Phase 1

Electrostatic Potential

Drain

Electons

External
Bias
ON

External
Bias
OFF

p-Type Silicon

Reset
Illumination Wavelength: 400 nm
Photon Intensity