Photodiodes, the simplest but most versatile optoelectronic devices, are currently used in a variety of applications, including vision systems, optical interconnects, optical storage systems, photometry, particle physics, medical imaging, etc. Advances in Photodiodes addresses the state-of-the-art, latest developments and new trends in the field, covering theoretical aspects, design and simulation issues, processing techniques, experimental results, and applications. Written by internationally renowned experts, with contributions from universities, research institutes and industries, the book is a valuable reference tool for students, scientists, engineers, and researchers.
Author(s): Gian Franco Dalla Betta
Language: English
Pages: 478
Tags: Приборостроение;Оптоэлектроника;
Advances in Photodiodes Preface......Page 1
Part 1......Page 13
01_Spectral Properties of Semiconductor Photodiodes......Page 15
02_Noise in Electronic and Photonic Devices......Page 37
03_Design of Thin-Film Lateral SOI PIN Photodiodes with up to Tens of GHz Bandwidth......Page 55
04_Modeling and Optimization of Three-Dimensional Interdigitated Lateral p-i-n Photodiodes Based on In0.53Ga0.47As Absorbers for Optical Communications......Page 81
05_Simulation of Small-pitch High-density Photovoltaic Infrared Focal Plane Arrays......Page 107
Part 2......Page 133
06_Methodology for Design, Measurements and Characterization of Optical Devices on Integrated Circuits......Page 135
07_Performance Improvement of CMOS APS Pixels using Photodiode Peripheral Utilization Method......Page 155
08_Color-Selective CMOS Photodiodes Based on Junction Structures and Process Recipes......Page 171
09_Extrinsic Evolution of the Stacked Gradient Poly-Homojunction Photodiode Genre......Page 193
10_Silicon Photodiodes for Low Penetration Depth Beams such as DUV/VUV/EUV Light and Low-Energy Electrons......Page 217
11_Avalanche Photodiodes in Submicron CMOS Technologies for High-Sensitivity Imaging......Page 237
12_The Use of Avalanche Photodiodes in High Energy Electromagnetic Calorimetry......Page 261
13_Low-Energy Photon Detection with PWO-II Scintillators and Avalanche Photodiodes in Application to High-Energy Gamma-Ray Calorimetry......Page 287
Part 3......Page 301
14_High-Power RF Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiodes (UTC-PDs) and Their Applications......Page 303
15_n-Type b-FeSi2/p-type Si Near-infrared Photodiodes Prepared by Facing-targets Direct-current Sputtering......Page 327
16_GaN-based Photodiodes on Silicon Substrates......Page 343
17_Gas Source MBE Grown Wavelength Extending InGaAs Photodetectors......Page 361
18_Use of a-SiC:H Photodiodes in Optical Communications Applications......Page 389
19_Three Transducers Embedded into One Single SiC Photodetector: LSP Direct Image Sensor, Optical Amplifier and Demux Device......Page 415
20_InAs Infrared Photodiodes......Page 439
21_The InAs Electron Avalanche Photodiode......Page 459
