Controlling detection time in photodetectors
US10971645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/32
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Example embodiments relate to controlling detection time in photodetectors. An example embodiment includes a device. The device includes a substrate. The device also includes a photodetector coupled to the substrate. The photodetector is arranged to detect light emitted from a light source that irradiates a top surface of the device. A depth of the substrate is at most 100 times a diffusion length of a minority carrier within the substrate so as to mitigate dark current arising from minority carriers photoexcited in the substrate based on the light emitted from the light source.
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