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15 May 2008 Design considerations for SiGe-based near infrared imaging sensor
Ashok K. Sood, Robert A. Richwine, Yash R. Puri, Oluwamuyiwa O. Olubuyide, Nicole DiLello, Judy L. Hoyt, Tayo I. Akinwande, Raymond S. Balcerak, Stuart Horn, Thomas G. Bramhall, Daniel J. Radack
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Abstract
Low cost IR Sensors are needed for a variety of Military and Commercial Applications. SiGe based IR Focal Plane Arrays offer a low cost alternative for developing near IR sensors that will not require cooling and can operate in the visible and NIR bands. The attractive features of SiGe based IRFPA's will take advantage of Silicon based technology, that promises small feature size and compatibility with the low power silicon CMOS circuits for signal processing. A feasibility study of an infrared sensor based on SiGe material system and its performance characteristics are presented. Simulations comparing the sensitivity of the SiGe detector with spectral cutoff wavelength of 1.6 micron to other IR Focal Plane arrays are discussed. Measured electrical and optical characteristics of Ge-on-Si photodetectors are also presented.
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Ashok K. Sood, Robert A. Richwine, Yash R. Puri, Oluwamuyiwa O. Olubuyide, Nicole DiLello, Judy L. Hoyt, Tayo I. Akinwande, Raymond S. Balcerak, Stuart Horn, Thomas G. Bramhall, and Daniel J. Radack "Design considerations for SiGe-based near infrared imaging sensor", Proc. SPIE 6940, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXIV, 69400M (15 May 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780768
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KEYWORDS
Signal to noise ratio

Sensors

Germanium

Infrared sensors

Near infrared

Silicon

Diodes

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