1.2 - Line Sensor for Fast, Time-Resolved Spectroscopy Measurements

Event
AMA Conferences 2013
2013-05-14 - 2013-05-16
Nürnberg
Band
Proceedings OPTO 2013
Chapter
O1 - New Components for Detection and Sensing
Author(s)
E. Poklonskaya, D. Durini, M. Jung, O. Schrey, W. Brockherde - Fraunhofer IMS, Duisburg (Germany)
Pages
17 - 21
DOI
10.5162/opto2013/o1.2
ISBN
978-3-9813484-3-9
Price
free

Abstract

In this work a novel CMOS line sensor based on the lateral drift-field photodetector (LDPD) [1] pixel approach is presented. The proposed pixel structure features the photoactive area of 200 m ×10 m fulfilling the application requirements [2]. A specially designed n-well within the LDPD provides the fast and efficient transfer of the generated carries from the photoactive area into each of the sense or drain nodes. The grounded p+ layer localized on the surface of the LDPD n-well reduces the dark current generated by Schockley-Read-Hall recombination/generation centers located on the silicon surface. The UV-enhanced silicon-nitride based passivation layer guarantees the photodiode (PD) sensitivity down to 220 nm wavelength range. The presented line sensor LDPD pixel is to be employed in optical emission spectroscopy applications.

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