Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 48, Issue 7, 704002(2019)

Single Photon Avalanche Diode with Double Charge Layers Based on Standard CMOS Process

XU Ming-zhu1、*, ZHANG Yu1, XIA Cui-yun1, LU Xin-miao1, and XU Jiang-tao2
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    A single-photon avalanche diode with double charge layers is designed with 180 nm standard CMOS technology, which is able to improve photon detection efficiency. PN junction is formed by deep N-well with retrograde doping P-charge layer. The different doping concentration of P-charge layers are selected to optimize the breakdown voltage. When the P-charge layer concentration is 1×1018cm-3, the simulation results show that the breakdown voltage is 17.8 V and the electric field intensity is 5.26×105V/cm. Further study shows that the position of N-charge layer affects drift current density and diffusion current density. The device performance is optimal when the N-charge layer is doped at the contact of the deep N-well and the N isolation layer, in other words, when the peak of the N-charge layer is 2.5 μm from the surface of the device. By using Silvaco TCAD simulation analysis, which can get a conclusion that at a wavelength of 500 nm, the detection efficiency peak is 62% under bias voltage of 1 V, while the photon detection efficiency in the range of 300 nm to 700 nm is greater than 30%.

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    XU Ming-zhu, ZHANG Yu, XIA Cui-yun, LU Xin-miao, XU Jiang-tao. Single Photon Avalanche Diode with Double Charge Layers Based on Standard CMOS Process[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2019, 48(7): 704002

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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 21, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2019

    The Author Email: Ming-zhu XU (1349965835@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20194807.0704002

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