Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 9, 0928001(2025)

Linear-Logarithmic Response High Dynamic Range Pixel Structure Based on Charge Compensation

Shuo Sun1,2, Jing Gao1,2、*, Kaiming Nie1,2, and Jiangtao Xu1,2
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  • 1School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronic Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
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    This paper proposes a logarithmically responsive pixel structure based on a charge compensation technique. The structure retains a high-conversion-gain (HCG) node while introducing a PN junction at the low conversion gain (LCG) node. Under very high light intensity conditions, a large amount of overflow charge makes the LCG node voltage decrease continuously, which results in this PN junction gradually transitioning from reverse bias to forward bias. Moreover, the forward bias current compensates for the photogenerated current by extracting electrons, which moves the pixel from the linear phase to the logarithmic phase and extends the dynamic range. Simulation results demonstrate a linear dynamic range of 97.76 dB and a logarithmic dynamic range of 55.14 dB for the pixels, thus achieving a combined dynamic range of 152.90 dB.

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    Shuo Sun, Jing Gao, Kaiming Nie, Jiangtao Xu. Linear-Logarithmic Response High Dynamic Range Pixel Structure Based on Charge Compensation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(9): 0928001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Aug. 7, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 12, 2024

    Published Online: May. 9, 2025

    The Author Email: Jing Gao (gaojing@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP241816

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241816

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