DE3264361D1 - Photodetector sensitive in the near infrared range - Google Patents

Photodetector sensitive in the near infrared range

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DE3264361D1
DE3264361D1 DE8282400309T DE3264361T DE3264361D1 DE 3264361 D1 DE3264361 D1 DE 3264361D1 DE 8282400309 T DE8282400309 T DE 8282400309T DE 3264361 T DE3264361 T DE 3264361T DE 3264361 D1 DE3264361 D1 DE 3264361D1
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near infrared
infrared range
photodetector sensitive
photodetector
sensitive
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DE8282400309T
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English (en)
Inventor
Guy Pichard
Michel Royer
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Societe Anonyme de Telecommunications SAT
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/08—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors
    • H01L31/10—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors characterised by potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H01L31/101—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/102—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier
    • H01L31/103—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier the potential barrier being of the PN homojunction type
    • H01L31/1032—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier the potential barrier being of the PN homojunction type the devices comprising active layers formed only by AIIBVI compounds, e.g. HgCdTe IR photodiodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/0248—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies
    • H01L31/0256—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by the material
    • H01L31/0264—Inorganic materials
    • H01L31/0296—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, HgCdTe
    • H01L31/02966—Inorganic materials including, apart from doping material or other impurities, only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, HgCdTe including ternary compounds, e.g. HgCdTe

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
DE8282400309T 1981-03-10 1982-02-22 Photodetector sensitive in the near infrared range Expired DE3264361D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8104712A FR2501915A1 (fr) 1981-03-10 1981-03-10 Photodetecteur sensible dans l'infra-rouge proche

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DE3264361D1 true DE3264361D1 (en) 1985-08-01

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EP (1) EP0060743B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS57161515A (de)
CA (1) CA1177943A (de)
DE (1) DE3264361D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2501915A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2592740B1 (fr) * 1986-01-08 1988-03-18 Commissariat Energie Atomique Detecteur photovoltaique en hgcdte a heterojonction et son procede de fabrication
FR2598558B1 (fr) * 1986-05-07 1988-11-10 Telecommunications Sa Photodiode a avalanche hgcdte sensible aux rayonnements de longueur d'onde superieure a 2 mm
DE3743288A1 (de) 1986-12-30 2015-06-18 Société Anonyme de Télécommunications Bispektrale Empfangsvorrichtung für elektromagnetische Strahlung
GB8703592D0 (en) * 1987-02-17 1987-03-25 British Telecomm Capping layer fabrication

Family Cites Families (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3638026A (en) * 1970-06-29 1972-01-25 Honeywell Inc Or photovoltaic device
FR2336804A1 (fr) * 1975-12-23 1977-07-22 Telecommunications Sa Perfectionnements apportes aux dispositifs semi-conducteurs, notamment aux detecteurs photovoltaiques comprenant un substrat a base d'un alliage cdxhg1-xte, et procede de fabrication d'un tel dispositif perfectionne
FR2488048A1 (fr) * 1980-07-30 1982-02-05 Telecommunications Sa Detecteur photovoltaique sensible dans l'infrarouge proche

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EP0060743B1 (de) 1985-06-26
FR2501915B1 (de) 1984-08-10
FR2501915A1 (fr) 1982-09-17
CA1177943A (en) 1984-11-13
JPS57161515A (en) 1982-10-05
EP0060743A1 (de) 1982-09-22

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