Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 9, Issue 6, 414(2013)
A novel composite UV/blue photodetector based on CMOS technology: design and simulation
A novel composite ultraviolet (UV)/blue photodetector is proposed in this paper. Lateral ring-shaped PN junction is used to separate photogenerated carriers and inject the non-equilibrium excess carriers to the bulk, changing the bulk potential and shifting the threshold voltage of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) as well as the drain current. Numerical simulation is carried out, and the simulation results show that the composite photodetector has the enhanced responsivity for UV/blue spectrum. It exhibits very high sensitivity to weak and especially ultra-weak light. A responsivity of 7000 A/W is obtained when the photodetector is illuminated under incident optical power of 0.01 μW. As a result, this proposed combined photodetector has great potential for UV/blue and ultra- weak light applications.
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CHEN Chang-ping, JIN Xiang-liang, LUO Jun. A novel composite UV/blue photodetector based on CMOS technology: design and simulation[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2013, 9(6): 414
Received: Aug. 27, 2013
Accepted: --
Published Online: Oct. 12, 2017
The Author Email: Xiang-liang JIN (jinxl@xtu.edu.cn)