Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 11, 112501(2024)

Ultraviolet spot position measurement based on 4 H-SiC quadrant photodetectors

Peichen Yang1, Yifu Wang1, Weizong Xu1,2、*, Dong Zhou1, Fangfang Ren1,2, Dunjun Chen1, Rong Zhang1,2, Youliao Zheng1, and Hai Lu1,2、**
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  • 1School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 2Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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    (a) Schematic diagram of the 4 H-SiC QPD. (b) Photograph of the packaged QPD. (c) Room temperature dark I-V characteristics. (d) Spectral response of the QPD.
    Schematic of the UV spot position measurement system based on the 4 H-SiC QPD.
    Output signal σx as a function of the spot position x under different spot sizes.
    (a) Two-dimensional position pattern. (b) Distribution of the positioning error obtained by linear fitting.
    (a) Distribution of the position points in the position resolution measurement. Histograms of measured positions along (b) the x-direction and (c) the y-direction.
    (a) Light spot geometry on the QPD surface. (b) Experimental and theoretical relationships between σx and x/r. (c) Two-dimensional position pattern. (d) Distribution of the positioning error after calibration.
    • Table 1. Summary of Some Key Parameters of Reported QPDs

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      Table 1. Summary of Some Key Parameters of Reported QPDs

      Material and StructureDark Current (nA)Responsivity (A/W)EQE (%)Area of Elements (mm2)Positioning Error (μm)Ref.
      Ga2O3 QPD1.5 (−20 V)∼6 × 10-5 (@243 nm)0.03∼15.9NA[8]
      Si QPD2 (0 V)∼0.59 (@920 nm)79.50∼100NA[26]
      Si/Ge QPD13 (−2 V)∼0.60 (@1000 nm)74.46107NA[27]
      Black Si QPD5.4 (−10 V)∼0.53 (@1060 nm)62.0512.56NA[28]
      InGaAs QPD5 (−1 V)∼0.95 (@1550 nm)76.003.14NA[29]
      Si QPD40 (−15 V)∼0.02 (@254 nm)9.761.25NA[30]
      4 H-SiC QPD (This work)0.018 (−20 V)∼0.10 (@254 nm) ∼0.111 (@275 nm)48.81 49.951628.5This work
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    Peichen Yang, Yifu Wang, Weizong Xu, Dong Zhou, Fangfang Ren, Dunjun Chen, Rong Zhang, Youliao Zheng, Hai Lu, "Ultraviolet spot position measurement based on 4 H-SiC quadrant photodetectors," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 112501 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Mar. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 2, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Weizong Xu (wz.xu@nju.edu.cn), Hai Lu (hailu@nju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202422.112501

    CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.112501

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