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A Flexible 32x32 Dual-Side Single-Photon Image Sensor

2017
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We present the first flexible dual-side single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensor in array format. The image sensor comprises 32x32 pixels, whereas a special layout and fabrication flow were developed to fabricate the sensor. SPAD breakdown voltage, noise, sensitivity and crosstalk were thoroughly analyzed. The sensor is operated both in frontside- (FSI) and backside-illumination (BSI), whereas a dual-objective camera demo was built to simultaneously demonstrate the sensor in FSI and BSI modes.

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Image sensor

An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an . It does so by converting the variable attenuation of light waves (as they pass through or reflect off objects) into signals, small bursts of current that convey the information. The waves can be light or other electromagnetic radiation. Image sensors are used in electronic imaging devices of both analog and digital types, which include digital cameras, camera modules, camera phones, optical mouse devices, medical imaging equipment, night vision equipment such as thermal imaging devices, radar, sonar, and others.

Active-pixel sensor

An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an , which was invented by Peter J.W. Noble in 1968, where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. In a metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) active-pixel sensor, MOS field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are used as amplifiers. There are different types of APS, including the early NMOS APS and the now much more common complementary MOS (CMOS) APS, also known as the CMOS sensor.

Back-illuminated sensor

A back-illuminated sensor, also known as backside illumination (BI) sensor, is a type of digital that uses a novel arrangement of the imaging elements to increase the amount of light captured and thereby improve low-light performance. The technique was used for some time in specialized roles like low-light security cameras and astronomy sensors, but was complex to build and required further refinement to become widely used. Sony was the first to reduce these problems and their costs sufficiently to introduce a 5-megapixel 1.

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