Near-infrared cut-off filters based on CMOS nanostructures for ambient light sensors and image sensors

Stephan Junger; Nanko Verwaal; Wladimir Tschekalinskij; Norbert Weber

doi:10.1117/12.2039470

19 February 2014 Near-infrared cut-off filters based on CMOS nanostructures for ambient light sensors and image sensors

Stephan Junger, Nanko Verwaal, Wladimir Tschekalinskij, Norbert Weber

Proceedings Volume 8994, Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures IV; 89941K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039470
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Silicon based photodiodes provide spectral response in the visible wavelength range (VIS) but also in the near-infrared (NIR). For ambient light sensors (ALS) and image sensors with high color reproducibility the sensitivity in the NIR is unwanted as it impairs the sensing performance. Typically, external thin film filters are applied as near-infrared cut-off filters added to the photodiode or image sensor. We demonstrate plasmonic nanostructures fabricated directly within an extended CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) process. Designs in one and two metal layers are used and enable ambient light sensors as well as image sensors with pixel level NIR-blocking filters for color vision and additional NIR-sensitive pixels for simultaneous acquisition of VIS and NIR images.

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Stephan Junger, Nanko Verwaal, Wladimir Tschekalinskij, and Norbert Weber "Near-infrared cut-off filters based on CMOS nanostructures for ambient light sensors and image sensors", Proc. SPIE 8994, Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures IV, 89941K (19 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039470

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