Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Volume. 46, Issue 3, 438(2025)

Large-Dynamic-Range Readout for Room-Temperature Mid-Wave HgCdTe Detectors Using Light-to-Frequency Converters

YU Shuangyang1,2, MA Ding2, and LI Xiangyang2
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  • 1School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, CHN
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, CHN
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    Mid-wave infrared (MWIR) HgCdTe detectors operating at room temperature face challenges in enhancing signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and dynamic range during signal readout owing to their low impedance and high background currents, which limit their practical applicability under noncooled conditions. This paper presents a light-to-frequency converter circuit architecture designed to address these limitations. The proposed circuit stabilizes the detector’s operating state using a low-offset operational amplifier and employs a current-to-voltage-to-current-to-frequency conversion process to reduce the high photocurrent into a range suitable for the current–frequency input stage (0 to 4.3 μA). Additionally, the circuit effectively suppresses dark and background currents originating from the detector. Experimental results demonstrate that the integrated system achieves a dynamic range of 93 dB with a power consumption of only 27.3 mW, enabling room-temperature, large-dynamic-range readout for MWIR HgCdTe detectors.

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    YU Shuangyang, MA Ding, LI Xiangyang. Large-Dynamic-Range Readout for Room-Temperature Mid-Wave HgCdTe Detectors Using Light-to-Frequency Converters[J]. Semiconductor Optoelectronics, 2025, 46(3): 438

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    Received: Mar. 25, 2025

    Accepted: Sep. 18, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 18, 2025

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    DOI:10.16818/j.issn1001-5868.20250325002

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