Abstract
We present a silicon avalanche photodetector (APD) based on multiple P+/N-well junctions fabricated in standard complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. In order to overcome the photodetection-bandwidth limitation of the CMOS-APD based on P+/N-well junction, carrier-acceleration technique is proposed. With this technique, the photogenerated carriers in the charge-neutral N-well region are accelerated by the extrinsic electric field. To induce the extrinsic electric field inside N-well, the CMOS-APD is designed with multiple junctions to reduce the distance between two different N-well biasing contacts. Its performance is simulated and measured with different bias voltages applied to N-well, and it is demonstrated that the CMOS-APD with the carrier-acceleration technique provides higher photodetection bandwidth.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 7083731 |
Pages (from-to) | 1387-1390 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Jul 1 |
Bibliographical note
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering