Isolated nanoinjection photo detectors for high-speed and high-sensitivity single-photon detection

V. Fathipour; O. G. Memis; S. J. Jang; F. Khalid; R. L. Brown; I. Hassaninia; R. Gelfand; Hooman Mohseni

doi:10.1117/12.2024711

Isolated nanoinjection photo detectors for high-speed and high-sensitivity single-photon detection

V. Fathipour, O. G. Memis, S. J. Jang, F. Khalid, R. L. Brown, I. Hassaninia, R. Gelfand, Hooman Mohseni

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

Our group has designed and developed a new SWIR single photon detector called the nano-injection detector that is conceptually designed with biological inspirations taken from the rod cells in human eye. The detector couples a nanoscale sensory region with a large absorption volume to provide avalanche free internal amplification while operating at linear regime with low bias voltages. The low voltage operation makes the detector to be fully compatible with available CMOS technologies. Because there is no photon reemission, detectors can be formed into high-density single-photon detector arrays. As such, the nano injection detectors are viable candidates for SPD and imaging at the short-wave infrared band. Our measurements in 2007 proved a high SNR and a stable excess noise factor of near unity. We are reporting on a high speed version of the detector with 4 orders of magnitude enhancement in speed as well as 2 orders of magnitude reduction in dark current (30nA vs. 10 uA at 1.5V).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III
Volume	8868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024711
State	Published - Nov 25 2013
Event	Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 26 2013 → Aug 28 2013

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Other	Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	8/26/13 → 8/28/13

Keywords

Single photon detector
bio-inspired
high gain bandwidth product
infrared detector
low internal dark current
short-wave infrared

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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