A preliminary study on laser-induced damage in InGaAs material and detectors

Hongyang Liu; Hengjing Tang; Haimei Gong

doi:10.1117/12.756878

8 January 2008 A preliminary study on laser-induced damage in InGaAs material and detectors

Hongyang Liu, Hengjing Tang, Haimei Gong

Proceedings Volume 6835, Infrared Materials, Devices, and Applications; 68351S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.756878
Event: Photonics Asia 2007, 2007, Beijing, China

Abstract

We have investigated the laser-induced damage morphology using femtosecond laser pulse at 0.8 μm on InGaAs surface. Damage morphology has been analyzed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The diameter of the damage spot increased, on increasing the laser fluence. The damage morphology at the central portion differs from the one at the periphery of the spot. The roughness and the step height of the damage spot were measured through XP Stylus Profiler which is a computerized, high-sensitivity surface profiler. The depth morphology of the damage spot shows the ablation of material. After the laser-induced damage studies of material, laser-induced damage in 256 elements front-illuminated InGaAs detectors arrays are reported. Prior to irradiation, the dark current is dominated by the diffusion current indicating that the junctions are of good quality. The dark current-voltage curves before laser irradiation are compared with the ones irradiated at different laser power density and we find that the laser irradiation may produce an increase in the dark current. The spectral response was also measured to evaluate the laser-induced effects on the detectors.

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Hongyang Liu, Hengjing Tang, and Haimei Gong "A preliminary study on laser-induced damage in InGaAs material and detectors", Proc. SPIE 6835, Infrared Materials, Devices, and Applications, 68351S (8 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.756878

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