Title :
Single-photon detection by SOI MOSFET
Author :
Inokawa, Hiroshi ; Du, Wei ; Kawai, Mitsuru ; Satoh, Hiroaki ; Ono, Atsushi ; Singh, Vipul
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electron., Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu, Japan
Abstract :
A unique single-photon detector is reported, which utilizes scaled-down SOI MOSFET with single-electron sensitivity, and features low dark count and high-speed operation. Several issues related to the device structure, quantum efficiency and operation speed are to be addressed.
Keywords :
MOSFET; silicon-on-insulator; scaled-down SOI MOSFET; single-electron sensitivity; single-photon detection; single-photon detector; Antennas; Detectors; MOSFET circuits; Photodiodes; Plasmons; Radio frequency; Silicon on insulator technology; MOSFET; RF reflectance; SOI; Single-photon detection; Surface plasmon antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Future of Electron Devices, Kansai, (IMFEDK), 2011 International Meeting for
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-145-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-147-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMFEDK.2011.5944826
