The photodiode bandwidth is a strong function of the wavelength. This chapter presents both time domain and frequency domain analyses of monosilicon photodiodes in a standard 0. The photodiodes designed in twin-well technology have smaller bandwidth because of the limited size of the vertical depletion region. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.
Si photodiode with symmetry layout and deep well bias in CMOS technology
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Year of fee payment : 4. Effective date : A silicon photodiode with symmetry layout and deep well bias in CMOS technology is provided. The silicon photodiode includes a substrate, a deep well, and a PN diode structure. The deep well is disposed on the substrate, where an extra bias is applied to the deep well.
Resonant-cavity-enhanced photo detector
Because they are compact, versatile, and can be produced economically in high volume, p-i-n photodiodes have become the detector of choice in applications from biomedical instrumentation to telecommunications. Photodiodes are fabricated from semiconductor materials. These materials absorb light over a characteristic wavelength range, for example: nm to nm for silicon, and nm to 2.
Described is a method of fabricating front-illuminated silicon photodiodes having high quantum efficiency, a short response time, high gain and low excess noise in the case of avalanche diodes , low dark currents and good reliability. The advent of the laser and its promise as a carrier source for optical communications has stimulated widespread interest in the development of photodetectors with high sensitivity to weak signals and fast response to light intensity modulations. An optical receiver, which usually includes a photodetector and an amplifier at its output, should satisfy certain general performance criteria according to H. Melchior, J.