A charge coupled device includes a substrate; a plurality of image pixels
arranged in a two dimensional array in the substrate for capturing an
electronic representation of an image and for transferring charge in a
first direction; a transfer mechanism for transferring charge in a second
direction from the plurality of the image pixels for further processing;
an amplifier structure disposed in the substrate that receives the charge
from the transfer mechanism and converts the charge into a voltage
signal; a first opaque layer spanning over the amplifier for blocking
near-infrared light inherently generated by an electrical field within
the amplifier structure when a voltage is applied; and a second opaque
layer deposited into the substrate for also blocking near-infrared light
inherently generated by an electrical field within the amplifier
structure when a voltage is applied.