Configurable Quadrant Photodetector: An Improved Position Sensitive Device

被引：17

作者：

Esper-Chain, Roberto ^{[1
]}

Medina Escuela, Alfonso ^{[1
]}

Farina, David ^{[2
,3
]}

Ramon Sendra, Jose ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Inst Appl Microelect IUMA, Las Palmas Gran Canaria 35001, Spain

[2] Biomed Res Networking Ctr Bioengn Biomat & Nanome, Madrid, Spain

[3] CSIC, Nanobiosensors & Bioanalyt Applicat Grp, ICN2, Barcelona 08193, Spain

来源：

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL | 2016年 / 16卷 / 01期

关键词：

Optical devices and analog circuits; optical sensors; position measurement; position sensitive devices (PSD); quadrant photodiodes (QPD); gaussian beam measurement; BEAM; TRANSDUCERS; PHOTODIODE; BIOSENSORS; DETECTORS; SENSORS; RULINGS; CELL;

D O I：

10.1109/JSEN.2015.2475597

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Position sensitive detectors (PSDs), used in high-end biotechnology, are based on optical sensors built over quadrant photodetectors (QPDs) or active pixel sensor (APS). These devices are intended to measure slight movements of laser spots. The QPD are, by far, the best approach in terms of resolution and noise, but requires complex and expensive x-y micropositioners to perform sensor alignment with the incoming laser spot. The APSs are more versatile devices that can virtually align with the spot by means of device configuration. However, due to its intrisic digital nature, the SNR and the resolutions are degraded in APS. In this paper, a new type of device called configurable QPD and its theory of operation is presented. This new device combines the analog operation of the QPD with the configurability of the APS, by means of combining photodetectors elements with analog switches in a matrix-shaped architecture. Finally, a prototype chip has been fabricated and tested and its measurements results are presented.

引用

页码：109 / 119

页数：11

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