JP5211095B2 - 光検出器 - Google Patents
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- アバランシェフォトダイオードを用いた光検出器であって、
電流増幅率の温度特性が前記アバランシェフォトダイオードと略同じであり、逆バイアスされた参照用接合構造と、
前記参照用接合構造に参照電流を注入する順バイアスされた電流注入用接合構造と、
前記参照用接合構造において増幅される前記参照電流の増幅率を所定値に保つように前記アバランシェフォトダイオードと前記参照用接合構造とに印加する電圧を制御する電圧制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項1に記載の光検出器であって、
前記参照用接合構造及び前記電流注入用接合構造は略同じ構造であることを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の光検出器であって、
前記参照用接合構造及び前記電流注入用接合構造は共にPN接合であり、トランジスタを形成することを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の光検出器であって、
前記参照用接合構造はPN接合であり、前記電流注入用接合構造はショットキー接合であることを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項1〜4のいずれか1つに記載の光検出器であって、
前記電圧制御手段は、前記参照用接合構造で増幅された電流を測定する電流測定手段を備え、前記電流測定手段において測定された電流値に応じて前記アバランシェフォトダイオードと前記参照用接合構造とに印加する電圧を制御することを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項5に記載の光検出器であって、
前記電圧制御手段とは異なり、前記アバランシェフォトダイオードと前記参照用接合構造とに電圧を印加する電圧源を備え、
前記電流測定手段は、前記電圧制御手段と前記電圧源とにより前記参照用接合構造に印加する電圧を切り換えて流された電流を測定して比較することを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項3に記載の光検出器であって、
前記電圧制御手段は、前記トランジスタのコレクタ端子に接続された電流源であることを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項3に記載の光検出器であって、
前記電圧制御手段は、前記トランジスタのベース端子に接続された電流源であることを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項1〜8のいずれか1つに記載の光検出器であって、
前記参照用接合構造及び前記電流注入用接合構造は、遮光されていることを特徴とする光検出器。 - 請求項1〜7のいずれか1つに記載の光検出器であって、
前記アバランシェフォトダイオードと前記参照用接合構造とは1つの接合構造であり、
当該接合構造への入射光により生成された光電流と前記参照電流とを分離する電流分離手段を備えることを特徴とする光検出器。
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