Title :
Universal integrated PIN photodetector
Author :
Oberhauser, Klaus ; Nemecek, Alexander ; Sunder, Christoph ; Zimmermann, Horst
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electr. Measurements & Circuit Design, Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
The universal PIN photodetector being realisable in CMOS and BiCMOS technology consists of a common cathode and finger anodes embedded in an intrinsic environment, for fast photogenerated-charge-carrier drift. This finger-anode structure, with rise times below 1 ns, and high responsivity in a wavelength range from 400 nm to 850 nm, permits applications: (i) as a two-anode correlation sensor for optical distance measurements and integrated 3D cameras; and (ii) as a photodiode for optical storage systems CD-ROMs as well as red and blue laser DVDs.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; laser ranging; optical disc storage; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; video cameras; 1 ns; 400 to 850 nm; BiCMOS technology; CD-ROM; CMOS technology; blue laser DVD; common cathode; dual-anode correlation sensor; embedded finger anodes; fast photogenerated-charge-carrier drift; high responsivity structure; integrated 3D cameras; optical distance measurements; optical storage systems; photodiode; red laser DVD; universal integrated PIN photodetector; Anodes; BiCMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Cathodes; Distance measurement; Fingers; Integrated optics; Optical sensors; Photodetectors; Sensor systems and applications;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Device Research conference, 2004. ESSDERC 2004. Proceeding of the 34th European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8478-4
DOI :
10.1109/ESSDER.2004.1356561
