CMOS-compatible position-sensitive devices (PSDs) based on photodetector arrays

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Mäkynen, Anssi ^a   Ruotsalainen, Tarmo ^b   Rahkonen, Timo ^a   Kostamovaara, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS; Lateral effect photodiode; Photodetector array; Position sensitive device

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; BANDWIDTH; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

POSITION-SENSITIVE DEVICES (PSD);

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 10744227335     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(03)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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