• DocumentCode
    594124
  • Title

    Silicon avalanche photodiode array fabrication for imaging application

  • Author

    Chee-Wei Tok ; Ning Duan ; Fei Sun ; Guo-Qiang Lo

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Microelectron., A*STAR (Agency for Sci., Technol. & Res.), Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    13-16 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper demonstrates the fabrication of silicon APD array for clinical imaging applications. The fabrication process is compatible with CMOS platform. The measurement results show they are able to achieve low dark current (before breakdown) and operate linearly after breakdown (Geiger mode). Further improvement will be implemented in design and fabrication to improve the leakage current.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; optical arrays; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; photomultipliers; silicon; CMOS platform; Geiger mode; Si; clinical imaging application; leakage current; low dark current; optical design; silicon avalanche photodiode array fabrication; silicon photomultiplier; Arrays; Imaging; Lasers; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Global Conference (PGC), 2012
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2513-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PGC.2012.6458011
  • Filename
    6458011