Title :
Efficient distributed self-mixing in silicon CMOS transistors
Author :
Lisauskas, Alvydas ; Glaab, Diana ; Roskos, Hartmut G. ; Pfeiffer, Ullrich ; Ojefors, Erik
Author_Institution :
Phys. Inst., Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Univ., Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Abstract :
A 645-GHz focal-plane array fabricated in a 0.25-mum CMOS process achieves a responsivity of up to 80 kV/W and a NEP of 300 pW/pHz. The mixing mechanism is analyzed. Heterodyne detection is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; elemental semiconductors; field effect MIMIC; focal planes; heterodyne detection; silicon; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; submillimetre wave mixers; CMOS transistors; Si; distributed self-mixing; focal-plane array; frequency 645 GHz; heterodyne detection; responsivity; size 0.25 mum; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Coupling circuits; FETs; Infrared detectors; Optical imaging; Photonics; Plasmons; Silicon; Submillimeter wave technology; (040.2235) Far infrared or terahertz detectors; (040.6040 ) Silicon detectors; (110.6795) Terahertz imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
