WorkhasbeendonewithextendingtheusefulimaginganddetectionrageofCCD.ThiswasaccomplishedthroughdirectopticalcouplingandbondingofimageintensifierstotheCCD.IthasbeenshownthattheusefulrangeofaCCDmaybeextendedtwoordersofmagnitudeusingthesetechniquesincouplingamicrochannelplateimageintensifiertotheCCDarray.AlloftheseworksweredonewithpresentlyavailableCCDmadebyChina