JP2004165662A - 光学応答の均一性が改良された撮像センサ - Google Patents
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【解決手段】撮像センサは、各画素(ピクセル)内に複数の領域を有する素子であって、該素子内のピクセルごとに、複数の領域の分光応答性がそれぞれ補完しあい、より均一な分光応答性とより均一な感度を提供する。これは、特に、厚さが不均一な1層以上の層を入射光の通路上に有する素子に応用できる。各ピクセル内の不均一層に波長高さの約4分の1の段差を取り入れると、素子のピクセル配列全域での分光応答の不均一性が大幅に減少する。また、この不均一性は、センサの各ピクセル内に厚さの異なるゲートを採用することによって削減してもよい。
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- 撮像センサであって、
a)半導体基板と、
b)光センサであって、
i)前記基板を覆う透明材料からなる1層以上の層で構成された第1のスタックを含む第1感光領域であって、各感光領域が、光の波長の関数としての最小値群と最大値群を有する分光応答性を持つ第1感光領域と、
ii)前記基板を覆う透明材料からなる1層以上の層で構成された第2のスタックを含む第2感光領域であって、各個別感光領域が、最大値群と最小値群を有する分光応答性を持つ第2感光領域と、
iii)前記基板を覆う透明材料からなる1層以上の層で構成された第3のスタックを含む第3感光領域であって、各個別感光領域が、最大値群と最小値群を有する分光応答性を持つ第3感光領域と、を含む光センサと、
を含み、
前記個別領域の分光応答性の少なくとも1個の最大値または最小値が、実質的に、最小値または最大値と一致することによって、前記光センサの平均分光応答性が有する光の波長の変動が、前記個別感光領域それぞれの個々の分光応答性が有するものより小さくなること、
を特徴とする撮像センサ。 - 請求項1に記載の撮像センサであって、前記個別領域内の層の数および材料が同一で、1層以上の層において厚さが異なることを特徴とする撮像センサ。
- 請求項1に記載の撮像センサであって、複数の前記個別スタック内の前記層の数と材料のいずれか一方または両方が異なることを特徴とする撮像センサ。
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