Title :
Characterization and performance evaluation of CMOS based photodetectors
Author :
Konanki, S.S. ; Beyette, F.R., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Comput. & Eng. Comput. Sci., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
The design, characterization and evaluation of silicon photodetectors suitable for smart pixel based applications are presented. Several different CMOS based photodetector structures are presented including p-n junction detectors and bipolar phototransistors.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; integrated optoelectronics; photodetectors; photodiodes; phototransistors; smart pixels; CMOS based photodetectors; bipolar phototransistors; p-n junction detectors; performance evaluation; photodiodes; photonic VLSI; smart pixel based applications; spectral responsivity; transient analysis; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS process; Diodes; P-n junctions; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Phototransistors; Silicon; Smart pixels;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Aventura, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869678
