Integrated ultraviolet sensor system with on-chip 1 G/spl Omega/ transimpedance amplifier

Author

Bolliger, D. ; Malcovati, P. ; Haberli, A. ; Baltes, H. ; Sarro, P. ; Maloberti, F.

Author_Institution

Phys. Electron. Lab., Eidgenossische Tech. Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland

fYear

1996

fDate

10-10 Feb. 1996

Firstpage

328

Lastpage

329

Abstract

The output current delivered by photo-diodes with enhanced ultraviolet (UV) responsivity is in most cases small, thus requiring an interface circuit with high current gain. Generally, this is achieved using discrete components. This integrated system includes a 1G/spl Omega/ transimpedance stage and an IC-compatible UV photo-diode on a single chip. The industrial application motivating this work is flame detection for combustion monitoring.

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; combustion; flames; photodiodes; ultraviolet detectors; 1 Gohm; combustion monitoring; current gain; enhanced ultraviolet responsivity; flame detection; industrial application; interface circuit; output current; photodiodes; transimpedance amplifier; ultraviolet sensor system; Circuits; Combustion; Detectors; Diodes; Fires; Furnaces; Sensor systems; Signal to noise ratio; System-on-a-chip; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1996. Digest of Technical Papers. 42nd ISSCC., 1996 IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

ISSN

0193-6530

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3136-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSCC.1996.488639

Filename

488639