JP5785698B2 - 光検出要素 - Google Patents
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- RPPBZEBXAAZZJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N cadmium telluride Chemical group [Te]=[Cd] RPPBZEBXAAZZJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 13
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− 光検出要素は、周波数の点で選択的ではある必要がほとんどない。
− 光検出要素は、測定時間外で反射する必要が全くないか、又は僅かのみ反射してもよい。
− 光検出要素は、入射する光線の入射角にほとんど影響されない必要がある。
− 光検出要素は、入射する光線の偏倚にほとんど影響されない必要がある。
− 光検出要素は、2つの基本的な偏光の内の1つを選択可能である必要がある。
− 光検出要素は、寸法が検出されるべき光線の波長より小さい必要がある。
CdTe基板3 上に薄いHgCdTe層1 をエピタキシーにより形成する工程、
HgCdTe層1 上に層7 、例えば金の層を堆積する工程、
層7 に一又は複数の開口部を形成する工程、及び
図1に示された領域5 に相当する層7 の開口部に位置する部分を有するCdTe層6 を堆積する工程
を連続的に行うことにより形成される。
3 基板、(第1の媒体)
5 領域
6 CdTe層、(第2の媒体)
7 領域、(第3の媒体)
Claims (10)
- 真空中での波長がλ0 に近い光を検出するための光検出要素において、
屈折率がnsであり、厚さがλ0/4ns 乃至λ0/20nsの範囲にある半導体層と、
該半導体層の受光側に設けられており、前記屈折率nsより小さい第1の屈折率を有して前記光を透過させる第1の媒体と、
前記半導体層の前記受光側とは反対側に設けられており、前記屈折率nsより小さい第2の屈折率を有しており、幅がλ0/nsに略等しい領域を有する第2の媒体と、
前記半導体層の前記受光側とは反対側であって、前記領域の側方に夫々設けられており、前記第2の屈折率より大きい第3の屈折率を有しており、前記第2の媒体と共に反射性界面を形成する第3の媒体と
を備えていることを特徴とする光検出要素。 - 前記半導体層の厚さが、λ0/4ns 乃至λ0/10nsの範囲にあることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第2の媒体は前記第1の媒体と同一材であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第2の媒体の第2の屈折率は、前記第1の媒体の第1の屈折率より大きいことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第3の媒体は金属であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第2の媒体の領域と前記第3の媒体との間の界面の高さが、λ0/10より大きいことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記半導体層は水銀カドミウムテルルであり、前記第1の媒体はカドミウムテルルであり、前記第2の媒体はカドミウムテルルであり、前記第3の媒体は金であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の光検出要素。
- 所定の大きさを有する光検出器を形成すべく、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の光検出要素が複数電気的に相互接続されてなる組立体。
- 画素アレイを形成すべく、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の光検出要素が複数電気的に互いに分離されてなる組立体。
- 同一又は異なる波長で作動可能な光検出要素を備えた請求項8又は9に記載の組立体。
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