Implementation of CMOS photodetectors in optoelectronic circuits

Author

Bhadri, Prashant ; Mal, Prosenjit ; Konanki, Sunil ; Beyette, Fred R., Jr.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

10-14 Nov. 2002

Firstpage

683

Abstract

We present in this paper several different photodetector structures implemented with a conventional CMOS fabrication process that can be incorporated into optical data links and information processing systems. We investigate several detector structures using the 2-D materials simulation package MEDICI. The detector structure is evaluated by fabrication using an AMI 1.5 μm CMOS process available through the MOSIS foundry service. When geometric and other structural differences are accounted for, the results indicate that the simulation adequately predicts photodetector operation under normal operating conditions.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; circuit simulation; integrated optoelectronics; optical receivers; photodetectors; photodiodes; smart pixels; transient response; AMI 1.5 μm CMOS process; CMOS fabrication process; CMOS photodetectors; MEDICI simulation package; MOSIS foundry service; geometric differences; information processing systems; optical data links; optoelectronic circuits; photodetector operation; smart pixel based applications; structural differences; transient response; Biomedical optical imaging; CMOS process; Circuits; Detectors; Geometrical optics; Information processing; Medical simulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Photodetectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7500-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159490

Filename

1159490