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- the present invention relates to an imaging photodetection device used to capture an image of an object.
- Non-Patent Document 1 Conventional imaging photodetection devices are disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 2, for example. An outline of the imaging photodetection device disclosed therein will be described.
- FIG. 17A is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional imaging device.
- Light such as natural light enters the object 1 and the light reflected therefrom forms an image 3 on a light detection device 4 such as a CCD or CMOS by the lens system 2.
- the lens system 2 is generally configured by combining a plurality of lenses arranged along the optical axis in order to ensure optical performance, but in FIG. 17A, the drawing is simplified and depicted as a single lens.
- FIG. 17B is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the light detection device 4, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion XVIIB of FIG. 17A.
- a low refractive index transparent buffer layer 7 made of SiO 2 or the like
- a high refractive index transparent buffer layer 8 made of SiN or the like
- the microlenses 10 are stacked in this order.
- an uneven structure is formed so that the film thickness of the transparent buffer layer 7 is reduced on each photodetector 6.
- the surface 8a in contact with the color filter 9 of the transparent buffer layer 8 is flat.
- microlenses 10 are disposed at the intersections of the orthogonal lattices, and one color filter 9 and one photodetector 6 are disposed on the central axis of each microlens 10.
- the microlens 10 functions to refract incident light that is shifted with respect to the central axis of the microlens 10 like the light beam 11 a ′ and guides it to the photodetector 6.
- the concavo-convex structure on the surface 7 a of the transparent buffer layer 7 also has a lens effect, and functions to refract the diverging light 11 b ′ deviating from the center of the photodetector 6 to guide it to the photodetector 6.
- the color filter 9 is composed of three types, a red transmission filter 9R, a green transmission filter 9G, and a blue transmission filter 9B.
- the red transmission filter 9R cuts (absorbs) light of wavelengths other than red as indicated by the curve R in FIG. )
- the green transmission filter 9G has a light transmission characteristic (spectral sensitivity characteristic) that cuts (absorbs) light of wavelengths other than green, as indicated by a curve G in FIG.
- the blue transmission filter 9B has a light transmission characteristic (spectral sensitivity characteristic) that cuts (absorbs) light having a wavelength other than blue as indicated by a curve B in FIG. 18 (see Non-Patent Document 2).
- Color image information is obtained by four color filters 9 including a red transmission filter 9R, a green transmission filter 9G, a blue transmission filter 9B, and a green transmission filter 9G for brightness detection, and four photodetectors 6 corresponding thereto. Configure the color pixels to be detected.
- the arrangement of the photodetectors 6 corresponding to these four color filters 9 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 19, R is a photodetector that detects red corresponding to the red transmission filter 9R, G is a photodetector that detects green corresponding to the green transmission filter 9G, and B is a photo that detects blue corresponding to the blue transmission filter 9B. Indicates a detector.
- One color pixel 19 is configured. Such an arrangement is called a Bayer array, and its merit is that the position is shifted in the vertical direction (X-axis direction) or the horizontal direction (Y-axis direction) by half the size of the color pixel 19 (basic pixel size).
- FIG. 20 is an enlarged plan view of the detection surface of the light detection device 4.
- a plurality of photodetectors 6 are spaced apart and insulated from each other at the intersections of the orthogonal lattice.
- a plurality of vertical transfer CCDs 17 which are signal lines extending in the vertical direction are provided between the photodetectors 6 adjacent in the horizontal direction, and the plurality of vertical transfer CCDs 17 are connected to a horizontal transfer CCD 18 which is a signal line extending in the horizontal direction.
- the light collected by the microlens 10 is received and photoelectrically converted by the photodetector 6 located immediately below the microlens 10.
- the charges accumulated in the photodetector 6 are sent to the vertical transfer CCD 17 and further sent to the horizontal transfer CCD 18 to be output as an image signal.
- a color filter 9 is used in order to make each photo detector 6 enter light of a specific color.
- light 30 from a subject that has passed through a microlens is dispersed using a microprism 31 so that red (R), green (G), and blue (B ) Has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
- the first reason is that color separation is performed using the color filter 9 in the conventional imaging photodetection device shown in FIG. 17B.
- the blue transmission filter 9B absorbs light of wavelengths other than blue, and as is apparent from FIG. 18, the light transmitted through the blue transmission filter 9B is only about 20 to 30% of the incident light.
- the other color filters 9R and 9G When the interval between the photodetectors 6 is reduced to increase the number of pixels, the sizes of the photodetectors 6 and the microlenses 10 are reduced. As a result, the amount of light incident on one microlens 10 is reduced, and much of the light is absorbed by the color filter 9, so that a sufficient amount of light cannot be supplied to the photodetector 6. Therefore, the detection signal is buried in a noise signal such as light shot noise. For this reason, in the conventional imaging photodetection device, the interval between the photodetectors 6 is limited to about 1.5 ⁇ m.
- the microlenses 10 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the photodetector 6. If the interval between the photodetectors 6 is reduced to increase the number of pixels, the size of the microlens 10 is reduced, and accordingly, the size of the light beam transmitted through the microlens 10 is also reduced. Since the spread angle of the light transmitted through the pinhole is inversely proportional to the pinhole diameter, if the size of the light beam (that is, the diameter of the microlens 10) becomes small, the characteristic that the light diffuses (diffracts) becomes too large. It becomes difficult to obtain a desired light collecting performance using 10. In order to obtain the light condensing performance of the microlens 10, the diameter of the microlens 10 needs to be at least two to three times the wavelength, which hinders the increase in the number of pixels.
- the prism 21 does not use a color filter that absorbs light, so that the light utilization efficiency is improved.
- the action of the spectrum using the dispersion characteristics of the prism is extremely small, and the displacement between red and green or green and blue light is extremely small. Therefore, when the prism is used for light spectroscopy, it is necessary to set the distance between the prism and the light detection surface to at least several tens to several hundreds ⁇ m or more, which is not a realistic dimension for trial manufacture.
- the present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, significantly reduces the interval between photodetectors by improving the light utilization efficiency, and achieves both the securing of the size necessary for the microlens and the high density of pixels.
- Another object of the present invention is to realize a photodetection device having realistic dimensions by utilizing a large spectral action.
- An imaging photodetection device includes a plurality of photodetectors arranged along a first direction on a substrate, a low refractive index transparent layer formed above the plurality of photodetectors, A plurality of columnar or plate-like high refractive index transparent portions embedded in the low refractive index transparent layer along the first direction.
- the central axis of the high refractive index transparent portion is bent stepwise. Light incident on the low-refractive-index transparent layer and the high-refractive-index transparent portion passes through them and is separated into zero-order diffracted light, first-order diffracted light, and ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light.
- the color separation of light is performed not by light absorption but by diffraction, so that the light utilization efficiency is greatly improved.
- two or three types of color information can be detected per microlens. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both ensuring the size of the microlens and increasing the pixel density.
- spectroscopy is performed using the difference in diffraction angle depending on the wavelength, the distance between the high refractive index transparent portion and the photodetector can be narrowed, and a realistic dimension can be realized.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an imaging device using the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion II in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the principle that diffracted light is generated by the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a wave optical diagram illustrating the principle that diffracted light is generated by a high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an imaging device using the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross
- FIG. 4B is a wave optical diagram for explaining the principle in which red wavelength light is separated as first-order diffracted light by the high refractive index transparent portion in FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 4C is a wave optical diagram illustrating the principle of separating light of green wavelength as 0th-order diffracted light by the high refractive index transparent portion in FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 4D is a wave optical diagram illustrating the principle of separating blue wavelength light as ⁇ 1st order diffracted light by the high refractive index transparent portion in FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an intensity distribution of blue wavelength light propagating to a photodetector through a high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an intensity distribution of blue wavelength light propagating to a photodetector through a high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present
- FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an intensity distribution of light of blue wavelengths projected onto a photodetector through a high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an intensity distribution of green wavelength light propagating to a photodetector through a high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an intensity distribution of light having a green wavelength projected on the photodetector through the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an intensity distribution of red wavelength light propagating to a photodetector through a high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an intensity distribution of red wavelength light projected on the photodetector through the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8A is a spectral characteristic diagram of the amount of light detected by the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B.
- FIG. 8B is a spectral characteristic diagram when the photodetectors 6G and 6R are combined.
- FIG. 8C is a spectral characteristic diagram when the photodetectors 6B and 6G are combined.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the spectral quantum efficiency of the photodetector using the depth condition from the surface as a parameter.
- FIG. 10A is a spectral characteristic diagram of the amount of current generated in the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B to which the effect of the spectral quantum efficiency of the photodetector is added.
- FIG. 10B is a spectral characteristic diagram of the amount of current to which the effect of the spectral quantum efficiency of the photodetector when the photodetectors 6G and 6R are coupled is added.
- FIG. 10C is a spectral characteristic diagram of the amount of current to which the effect of the spectral quantum efficiency of the photodetector when the photodetectors 6B and 6G are coupled is added.
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view of a light detection surface showing a planar arrangement of components of the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12A is a diagram illustrating an example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12B is a diagram showing another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12C is a diagram showing still another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 12D is a diagram showing still another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the imaging photodetection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged sectional view of a part XIII in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is an enlarged plan view of a light detection surface showing a planar arrangement of components of the imaging photodetection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15A is a diagram illustrating an example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15B is a diagram showing another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 15C is a diagram showing still another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 15D is a diagram illustrating still another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15E is a diagram showing still another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15F is a diagram illustrating still another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors in the imaging photodetection device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16A is a diagram showing another example of the cross-sectional shape of the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 16B is a diagram showing still another example of the cross-sectional shape of the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 16C is a diagram showing still another example of the cross-sectional shape of the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 16D is a diagram showing still another example of the cross-sectional shape of the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 16E is a diagram showing still another example of the cross-sectional shape of the high refractive index transparent portion in the imaging photodetection device of the present invention.
- FIG. 17A is a side view illustrating a schematic configuration of a conventional imaging device.
- FIG. 17B is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional imaging photodetection device, and is an enlarged sectional view of a portion XVIIB in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing spectral sensitivity characteristics of three types of color filters used in a conventional imaging photodetection device.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of photodetectors in a conventional imaging photodetection device.
- FIG. 20 is an enlarged plan view of a light detection surface showing a planar arrangement of components of a conventional imaging photodetection device.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the principle of a conventional imaging photodetection device that performs color separation using a microprism.
- the width of the high refractive index transparent portion changes before and after the central axis is bent, and the central axis is bent.
- the width of the high refractive index transparent part on the substrate side is preferably smaller than the width of the high refractive index transparent part on the opposite side. Thereby, the light can be separated more effectively.
- the width of the high refractive index transparent portion is preferably interpreted to mean the width of the high refractive index transparent portion in the vicinity of the bend of the central axis.
- the 0th-order diffracted light is detected by a first photodetector
- the first-order diffracted light is detected by a second photodetector
- the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light is detected by a third photodetector.
- different wavelengths of light can be detected by different photodetectors.
- the light incident on the first photodetector is a light amount in a green wavelength region of 0.50 ⁇ m to 0.60 ⁇ m.
- the light entering the second photodetector has a peak in the red wavelength region exceeding 0.60 ⁇ m, and the light incident on the third photodetector is in the blue wavelength region below 0.50 ⁇ m. It is preferable to have a light intensity peak. Thereby, the three primary colors can be detected.
- the first photodetector detects light in a deep region that does not include the surface
- the second photodetector detects light in a deep region that does not include the surface
- the third photodetector It is preferable to detect light in the surface layer region including the surface. Thereby, color mixing can be suppressed and spectral performance can be improved.
- the 0th-order diffracted light and the first-order diffracted light may be detected by a first photodetector, and the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light may be detected by a second photodetector.
- one primary color and its complementary color can be detected.
- the light incident on the first photodetector is in a wavelength region other than the blue wavelength region of 0.50 ⁇ m or more. It is preferable that the light intensity peak and the light incident on the second photodetector have a light intensity peak in a blue wavelength region below 0.50 ⁇ m. Thereby, blue and its complementary color yellow can be detected.
- the first photodetector detects light in a deep region not including the surface
- the second photodetector detects light in a surface layer region including the surface.
- the first-order diffracted light may be detected by a first photodetector, and the zero-order diffracted light and the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light may be detected by a second photodetector.
- a first photodetector the zero-order diffracted light and the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light may be detected by a second photodetector.
- the light incident on the first photodetector when the light incident on the low refractive index transparent layer and the high refractive index transparent portion is white light, the light incident on the first photodetector has a light quantity peak in a red wavelength region exceeding 0.60 ⁇ m.
- the light incident on the second photodetector preferably has a light amount peak in a wavelength region other than the red wavelength region of 0.60 ⁇ m or less. Thereby, it is possible to detect red and its complementary color cyan.
- the first photodetector detects light in a deep region not including the surface
- the second photodetector detects light in a surface layer region including the surface.
- the direction of bending of the central axis of the plurality of high refractive index transparent portions arranged along the first direction may be alternately reversed.
- the three photodetectors adjacent to each other in the first direction correspond to each of the plurality of high refractive index transparent portions, and are arranged along the first direction.
- the two photodetectors on both outer sides correspond to the high refractive index transparent portions adjacent to each other in the first direction with respect to the high refractive index transparent portions corresponding to the three photodetectors. Is preferred. Thereby, since three light can be isolate
- the high refractive index transparent portion may be arranged along a plurality of rows parallel to the first direction.
- the positions in the first direction of the high refractive index transparent portions constituting the row of the high refractive index transparent portions parallel to the first direction are adjacent to each other in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction. It is preferable that the two rows are displaced by 0 times, 0.5 times, 1 time, or 1.5 times the arrangement pitch in the first direction. Thereby, it can respond to various pixel arrangements.
- the direction of bending of the central axis of the plurality of high refractive index transparent portions arranged along the first direction may be the same.
- the three photodetectors adjacent to each other in the first direction correspond to each of the plurality of high refractive index transparent portions, and each of the plurality of photodetectors includes the 0th-order diffracted light, the It is preferable to detect any one of the first-order diffracted light and the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light.
- the high refractive index transparent portion may be arranged along a plurality of rows parallel to the first direction.
- the direction of bending of the central axis in the row of the high refractive index transparent portion parallel to the first direction is the same between two rows adjacent to each other in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction
- the position in the first direction of each of the high refractive index transparent portions constituting the row of the high refractive index transparent portions parallel to the first direction is the first direction between two rows adjacent to each other in the second direction. It is preferable that the position is shifted by 0 times, 1/3 times, or 2/3 times the arrangement pitch. Thereby, it can respond to various pixel arrangements.
- the direction of bending of the central axis in the row of the high refractive index transparent portion parallel to the first direction is reversed between two rows adjacent to each other in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction,
- the position in the first direction of each of the high refractive index transparent portions constituting the row of the high refractive index transparent portions parallel to the first direction is the first direction between two rows adjacent to each other in the second direction. It is preferable that the position is shifted by 0 times, 1/3 times, or 2/3 times the arrangement pitch. Thereby, it can respond to various pixel arrangements.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an imaging apparatus using the photodetection device of the present invention.
- Light such as natural light enters the object 1 and the light reflected therefrom forms an image 3 on a light detection device 4 such as a CCD or CMOS by the lens system 2.
- the lens system 2 is generally configured by combining a plurality of lenses arranged along the optical axis in order to ensure optical performance, but in FIG. 1, the drawing is simplified and depicted as a single lens.
- the normal axis of the light detection surface of the light detection device 4 (or the surface of the substrate 5 described later) is the Z axis
- the vertical axis parallel to the light detection surface is the X axis
- light detection is performed.
- An XYZ orthogonal coordinate system is set with the horizontal axis parallel to the plane as the Y axis.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the photodetecting device 4 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion II in FIG.
- a detection substrate 5 on which a plurality of photodetectors 6 are formed On a detection substrate 5 on which a plurality of photodetectors 6 are formed, a low refractive index transparent buffer layer 7 made of SiO 2 or the like, a high refractive index transparent buffer layer 8 made of SiN or the like, a low refractive index made of SiO 2 or the like.
- the transparent layer 12 and the plurality of microlenses 10 are laminated in this order.
- a plurality of high refractive index transparent portions 13 made of SiN or the like are embedded in the low refractive index transparent layer 12.
- a concavo-convex structure is formed so that the film thickness of the transparent buffer layer 7 is reduced on the central axis of each microlens 10 and functions in the same manner as the lens (
- the uneven structure of the surface 7a is called an internal microlens).
- the surface 8a in contact with the low refractive index transparent layer 12 of the transparent buffer layer 8 is flat.
- the microlens 10 is disposed at each intersection position of an orthogonal lattice formed by a plurality of straight lines parallel to the X-axis direction and a plurality of straight lines parallel to the Y-axis direction.
- the high refractive index transparent portions 13 correspond one-to-one with the microlenses 10, and one high refractive index transparent portion 13 is disposed on the central axis of each microlens 10.
- the photodetector 6 is also arranged at each intersection position of an orthogonal lattice formed by a plurality of straight lines parallel to the X-axis direction and a plurality of straight lines parallel to the Y-axis direction.
- Every other central axis of each microlens 10 adjacent in the X-axis direction passes through the approximate center of the photodetector 6.
- the central axis of each microlens 10 adjacent in the Y-axis direction passes through substantially the center of each adjacent photodetector 6 (see FIG. 11 described later).
- the microlens 10 functions to refract incident light that is shifted with respect to the central axis of the microlens 10 like the light beam 11 a ′ and guides it to the high refractive index transparent portion 13.
- the concavo-convex structure (internal microlens) on the surface 7a of the transparent buffer layer 7 also has a lens effect, and suppresses the diffracted light D 0 , D 1 , D ⁇ 1 emitted from the high refractive index transparent portion 13 from divergence Each of them serves as a small spot and leads to the corresponding photodetector 6.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 functions as a waveguide, when light inclined with respect to the central axis of the microlens 10 is incident, the propagation direction of the light is corrected and guided to the photodetector 6. .
- it is necessary to particularly distinguish the photodetector 6 depending on the wavelength of light incident thereon it is necessary to add one of the suffixes “R”, “G”, and “B”. If there is not, the subscript is omitted and displayed.
- the center point in the X axis direction of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is the Z axis direction.
- the line obtained by connecting the two in order is referred to as the “central axis” of the high refractive index transparent portion 13.
- the central axis 14 of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is bent stepwise.
- the dimension (width) in the X-axis direction of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 changes before and after the central axis 14 is bent, and the width w1 and the rear side on the front side (microlens 10 side) of the bending.
- the width w2 at the (photodetector 6 side) satisfies w1> w2.
- the lengths of the width w1 and w2 portions in the Z-axis direction are h1 and h2, respectively.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is classified into two types based on the direction of bending of the central axis 14.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is located on the lower side of the high refractive index transparent portion 13a in which the central axis 14 of the width w2 portion is located on the upper side with respect to the central axis 14 of the width w1 portion on the paper surface of FIG. And a high refractive index transparent portion 13b.
- the subscript “a” or “b” is added, and it is not necessary to distinguish. Is displayed with the subscript omitted.
- the bending directions of the central axes 14 of the two high refractive index transparent portions 13 adjacent in the X-axis direction are opposite to each other. That is, in the X-axis direction, the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and the high refractive index transparent portions 13b are alternately arranged.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is a plate shape continuous in the Y-axis direction (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2), or a column shape separated in one-to-one correspondence with the arrangement position of the microlens 10 in the Y-axis direction. Make.
- the dimension in the Y-axis direction is 2 to 3 times or more the width of the thick portion in the X-axis direction (the width w1 in the first embodiment).
- the light 11 incident on the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is separated into 0th order diffracted light D 0 , 1st order diffracted light D 1 , and ⁇ 1st order diffracted light D ⁇ 1 in the XZ plane when exiting the high refractive index transparent portion 13. , Detected by the photodetectors 6G, 6R, 6B, respectively.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the principle that diffracted light is generated by the high refractive index transparent portion 13 in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 has a width (X-axis direction dimension) w1, w2 and a length (Z-axis direction dimension) h1, h2, and has a plate shape extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface (Y-axis direction). .
- the refractive index of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is n
- the refractive index of the surrounding low refractive index transparent layer 12 is n 0 .
- ⁇ h2 (n ⁇ n 0 ) Due to this phase shift, the emitted light is diffracted and separated into zero-order diffracted light D 0 , first-order diffracted light D 1 , and ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light D ⁇ 1 .
- the wavelength of the light 11 is ⁇
- closest to zero. If ⁇ k ⁇ 0 for this integer k, the wavefront 16 of the emitted light is the same as the plane wave A 0 , and most of the energy is distributed to the 0th-order diffracted light D 0 .
- the wavefront 16 of the emitted light is almost the same as the plane wave A 1, and most of the energy is distributed to the first-order diffracted light D 1 . If ⁇ k ⁇ > 0, the wavefront 16 of the emitted light is almost the same as the plane wave A ⁇ 1, and most of the energy is distributed to the ⁇ 1st order diffracted light D ⁇ 1 .
- white light 11 incident on the high refractive index transparent section 13 0-order diffracted light D 0 to green light, 1st-order diffracted light D 1 to red light, -1 respectively blue light in order diffracted light D -1 Output separately.
- Equation 1 Since (Equation 1) does not include the dimensions w1, h1, etc., the portion on the front side (microlens 10 side) of the structure of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 from the bend of the central axis 14 seems unnecessary. It looks like, but it is not. The above is a description of geometric optics until it gets tired, and can be explained as follows in terms of wave optics.
- FIGS. 4A to 4D are diagrams for explaining the principle that diffracted light is generated by the high refractive index transparent portion 13 in the wave optical method in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment.
- the light 11 incident on the high refractive index transparent portion 13 via the microlens 10 excites the 0th-order guided mode light M 0 propagating through the high refractive index transparent portion 13.
- the guided mode light M 0 passes through the bent portion of the central axis 14 of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 so that the propagation mode is disturbed.
- the 0th-order guided light is transmitted.
- the zero-order guided mode light m 0 has a Gaussian shape in the light amplitude distribution, while the first-order guided mode light m 1 has the amplitude polarity reversed near the center axis of the propagation path.
- the equivalent refractive index zero-order guided mode light m 0 is the primary becomes larger than the guided mode light m 1, in the same waveguide zeroth-order guided mode light m 0 and 1 order
- the waveguide mode light m 1 When the waveguide mode light m 1 is mixed in a well-balanced manner, they interfere in a complicated manner along the propagation direction, and may be strengthened or weakened at intervals proportional to the wavelength. Since the polarity of the amplitude of the primary guided mode light m 1 is reversed in the vicinity of the central axis, the light interference is also reversed with respect to the central axis. For example, in the case of light of the red wavelength, as shown in FIG. 4B, 2 modes of light at a plurality of points P R constructively.
- the light is radiated on the side toward 1 from the central axis of the channel as order diffracted light D 1 to the final point P R side.
- the light of the two modes strengthens at a plurality of points P B.
- Distance point P B is shorter than the distance between the point P R.
- the width w2 is preferably small. Therefore, it is generally preferable to satisfy the relationship of w1> w2 in order to mix two types of mode light in a balanced manner in the high refractive index transparent portion 13 in which the central axis 14 is bent.
- FIG. 5A, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 7A show the wavelengths of 0.45 ⁇ m, 0.55 ⁇ m,... Propagating to the photodetector side through the high refractive index transparent portion 13 in the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment, respectively.
- the intensity distribution (calculation result based on wave optics) in the XZ cross section of 65-micrometer light is shown.
- FIG. 5B, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 7B are diagrams showing intensity distributions (calculation results based on wave optics) in the XY cross section of the light projected on the light detection surface of the photodetector. The calculation was performed under the following conditions.
- the microlens 10 was omitted, and white light with uniform intensity was incident along the Z-axis direction into a 1.5 ⁇ m ⁇ 1.5 ⁇ m square region centered on the origin in the XY coordinates.
- the structural parts having the dimensions w2 and h2 were arranged so as to be arranged at a pitch of 1.5 ⁇ m in the X-axis direction and continued in the Y-axis direction.
- the internal microlenses 7a are arranged at a pitch of 1.5 ⁇ m in both the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, and the distance from the tip of the internal microlens 7a to the surface of the photodetector 6 is 1.0 ⁇ m.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 and the high refractive index transparent buffer layer 8 have a refractive index of 2.04 and an Abbe number of 20 assuming SiN, and the low refractive index transparent buffer layer 7 and the low refractive index transparent layer 12. Is assumed to have a refractive index of 1.456 and an Abbe number of 65 assuming SiO 2 .
- the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B are adjacent to each other in this order, and the sizes in the X-axis direction ⁇ Y-axis direction are 0.75 ⁇ m ⁇ 1.0 ⁇ m, 0.65 ⁇ m ⁇ 1.0 ⁇ m, and 0.85 ⁇ m ⁇ 1.0 ⁇ m in order ( The dividing line between the photodetectors 6G and 6B was shifted by 0.10 ⁇ m in the positive direction of the X axis from the uniform division. 5B, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 7B show only three photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B. Actually, these photodetectors are arranged in this order without gaps, and 1 in the Y-axis direction. ..
- Embodiment 1 separates the light into red, green, and blue colors, and the different photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B. It can be seen that
- FIG. 8A is a spectral characteristic diagram in which the amounts of light detected by the independent photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B on the light detection surface are plotted with the wavelength as the horizontal axis.
- the light amount ratio on the vertical axis is the amount of light detected by each photodetector normalized with the amount of incident light as 1.
- Curves R, G, and B show light amount distribution curves detected by the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B, respectively.
- the light intensity distribution curve G of light incident on the photodetector 6G has a light intensity peak in the green wavelength region of 0.50 ⁇ m to 0.60 ⁇ m
- the light intensity distribution curve R of light incident on the photodetector 6R has a red wavelength exceeding 0.60 ⁇ m.
- a light amount peak is formed in the region
- a light amount distribution curve B of light incident on the photodetector 6B has a light amount peak in a blue wavelength region lower than 0.50 ⁇ m.
- the characteristic shown in FIG. 8A corresponds to the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the color filter in the conventional photodetector shown in FIG. 18, and the high-resolution condition that the arrangement pitch of the photodetectors in the X-axis direction is 0.75 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 8B is a spectral characteristic diagram created by the same method as in FIG. 8A when the photodetectors 6G and 6R are coupled
- FIG. 8C is a diagram when the photodetectors 6B and 6G are coupled.
- a curve G + R indicates a light amount distribution curve detected by a combined photodetector in which the photodetectors 6G and 6R are combined.
- a curve B + G is detected by a combined photodetector in which the photodetectors 6B and 6G are combined. The light quantity distribution curve to be performed is shown.
- the light amount distribution curve G + R of light incident on the combined photodetector has a light amount peak in a wavelength region other than the blue wavelength region of 0.50 ⁇ m or more.
- the light amount distribution curve B of light incident on 6B has a light amount peak in the blue wavelength region below 0.50 ⁇ m. Therefore, it is possible to detect blue and yellow, which is a complementary color of blue.
- the light amount distribution curve R of light incident on the photodetector 6R has a light amount peak in the red wavelength region exceeding 0.60 ⁇ m, and is incident on the combined photodetector.
- the light amount distribution curve B + G of light has a light amount peak in a wavelength region other than the red wavelength region of 0.60 ⁇ m or less. Therefore, it is possible to detect red and cyan which is a complementary color of red. In this way, the primary color and its complementary color can be detected by combining the photodetectors such that the 0th-order diffracted light and the 1st-order diffracted light or the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light are detected by the same photodetector.
- FIG. 9 shows the wavelength dependence (spectral quantum efficiency) of the quantum efficiency of the photodetector determined from the dispersion of the complex refractive index of Si, and uses the range of the depth d ⁇ m from the surface as a parameter.
- Spectral quantum efficiency means the normalized number of electrons generated by the photoelectric effect when a certain amount of light of a certain wavelength is irradiated.
- the amount of current generated by the photodetector is obtained by multiplying the spectral quantum characteristic by the spectral characteristic of the light amount as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C.
- FIG. 10B shows the photodetection region of the photodetector in the spectral characteristics of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a spectral characteristic diagram when designed in a range of 0.0 to 0.2 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 6 is a spectral characteristic diagram when designed in a range of 0.0 to 1.2 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 10A red, green, and blue spectral characteristics with less color mixing than in FIG. 8A are obtained, and in FIG. 10B, blue and yellow spectral characteristics with less color mixing are obtained in FIG. 8B.
- FIG. 10C the spectral characteristics of red and cyan are obtained with less color mixing than in FIG. 8C.
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view of components including the light detection surface of the imaging light detection device according to the first embodiment.
- a plurality of vertical transfer CCDs 17 which are signal wirings extending in the X-axis direction are provided, and the plurality of vertical transfer CCDs 17 are horizontal transfer which are signal wirings extending in the Y-axis direction. It is connected to the CCD 18.
- White light incident on the imaging photodetection device passes through the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b, and is diffracted to be classified for each wavelength in the XZ plane, received by the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B and photoelectrically detected. Converted. The electric charge accumulated in each photodetector is sent to the vertical transfer CCD 17 and further sent to the horizontal transfer CCD 18 to be output as an image signal.
- the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b are alternately arranged.
- the row of high refractive index transparent portions arranged along the X axis direction in this way is the arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portions in the X axis direction (more precisely, the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion).
- the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b are alternately arranged also in the Y-axis direction.
- the photodetector 6G is disposed directly below the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b (that is, on the central axis of the internal microlens 7a). Further, the photodetectors 6R and 6G are alternately arranged between the photodetectors 6G and 6G adjacent in the X-axis direction. That is, in the X-axis direction, the photodetectors 6R, 6G, 6B, and 6G are arranged in this order, and this arrangement is repeatedly arranged.
- the rows of photodetectors thus arranged along the X-axis direction are sequentially arranged in the Y-axis direction while being displaced in the X-axis direction by one time the X-axis direction arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portion. ing.
- the widths (X-axis direction dimensions) w R , w G , and w B of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B may be the same or different.
- w R 0.75 ⁇ m
- w G 0.65 ⁇ m
- w B 0.85 ⁇ m
- the center in the X-axis direction of the alignment coincided with the central axis 14 of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion 13.
- FIG. 12A shows the arrangement of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B in the light detection device 4 shown in FIG. In order to simplify the drawing, the symbol “6” is omitted, and only the subscripts R, G, and B are shown.
- One color pixel 19 includes four basic pixels of 2 columns ⁇ 2 rows including two green (basic pixels G), one blue (basic pixel B), and one red (basic pixel R). .
- the arrangement of FIG. 12A differs from the Bayer arrangement in the conventional photodetector shown in FIG. 19 in that two green G's are arranged adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction in the color pixel 19.
- the color pixel 19 ′ can be formed at a position shifted in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction by half the size of the color pixel 19 (basic pixel size). Accordingly, the resolution is improved to half the size of the color pixel 19 (1/4 area of the color pixel 19), that is, the size of the basic pixel, which is the same as the Bayer array in FIG.
- color separation of light is performed by the color filter 9 that selectively absorbs two of the three colors of red, green, and blue. 70 to 80% of the light was absorbed by the color filter 9.
- the color separation of light is performed using light diffraction instead of light absorption, so that the total energy of light can be utilized. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the light use efficiency is improved 2 to 3 times the conventional efficiency.
- one color information is detected by one microlens.
- two or more types of color information are detected by one microlens. Accordingly, if the size of the microlens 10 (or the internal microlens 7a) is made constant, the pixel density can be doubled or more in the first embodiment compared to the conventional case.
- the conventional photodetector shown in FIG. 21 has a problem that the spectral action (difference in refraction angle depending on the wavelength) is small because the dispersion characteristics of the prism are used for color separation of light.
- the imaging photodetection device according to the first embodiment uses a phase shift that occurs in the wavefront of light (in other words, mode transition that occurs in a waveguide in which the central axis 14 is bent). Spectral action (difference due to diffraction angle wavelength) is large. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS.
- the distance between the tip of the high refractive index transparent portion and the light detection surface is set to 1 to 3 ⁇ m
- the zero-order diffracted light (green) and the first-order diffracted light A displacement of 0.5 ⁇ m or more can be given between the three spots of (red) and ⁇ 1st order diffracted light (blue), which can be said to be a realistic dimension for trial manufacture.
- the arrangement of the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b and the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B is not limited to FIGS. 11 and 12A, and can be variously changed.
- 12B, 12C, and 12D are diagrams showing another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B in the same manner as FIG. 12A. 12B, 12C, and 12D, as in FIG. 12A, the photodetectors 6R, 6G, 6B, and 6G are arranged in this order in the row of photodetectors along the X-axis direction, and this arrangement is repeatedly arranged. ing.
- Such a row of photodetectors along the Y-axis direction is arranged in the X-axis direction arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portion (more precisely, the arrangement pitch in the X axis direction of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion, That is, with respect to the arrangement pitch of the internal microlenses 7a in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis is sequentially shifted in the X-axis direction by 0 times in FIG. 12B, 0.5 times in FIG. 12C, and 1.5 times in FIG. Arranged in the direction.
- the illustration of the arrangement of the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b for realizing the arrangement of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B as shown in FIGS. 12B, 12C, and 12D is omitted, it is easily estimated from FIG. would be able to. That is, in any of FIGS. 12B, 12C, and 12D, similarly to FIG. 11, the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b are alternately arranged in the row of the high refractive index transparent portions along the X-axis direction. .
- Such a row of high refractive index transparent portions is the arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portions in the X axis direction (more precisely, the arrangement pitch in the X axis direction of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portions, that is, the inside 12B, the position is shifted in the X axis direction by 0 times in FIG. 12B, 0.5 times in FIG. 12C, and 1.5 times in FIG. Be placed.
- the high refractive index transparent portions may be formed in a plate shape continuous in the Y axis direction. it can. Furthermore, in FIG.
- the high refractive index transparent portion is a plate whose XZ cross-sectional shape is constant in the Y axis direction. Can be formed.
- the positions of the microlens 10 and the internal microlens 7a in the X-axis direction corresponding to the positions of the high refractive index transparent portions are the same in the X-axis direction between adjacent columns in the Y-axis direction. The position is shifted by 0.5 times the arrangement pitch.
- the circular microlenses 10 and the internal microlenses 7a are arranged in a honeycomb shape. Accordingly, the arrangement efficiency of the microlens 10, the high refractive index transparent portion 13, and the internal microlens 7a in the Y-axis direction can be reduced to further increase the light utilization efficiency from the subject.
- FIGS. 12A to 12D described above are examples of pixel arrangements assuming that the three primary colors are detected.
- the arrangement of the photodetectors is different from that shown in FIGS. 12A to 12D.
- Various settings can be made according to the desired pixel arrangement.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the photodetecting device 4 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion XIII of FIG.
- FIG. 14 is an enlarged plan view of a light detection surface showing a planar arrangement of components of the light detection device 4 according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15A is a view showing the arrangement of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B in the light detection device 4 shown in FIG. 14 in the same manner as FIG. 12A.
- the same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the second embodiment has the same bending direction of the central axis 14 of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 arranged along the X-axis direction, and thus the bending of the central axis 14 is the same. This is different from the first embodiment in which the directions are alternately reversed.
- the XZ cross section shown in FIG. 13 only the high refractive index transparent portion 13a exists, and the high refractive index transparent portion 13b does not exist.
- the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the arrangement of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 as described above.
- the correspondence relationship between the high refractive index transparent portion 13 and the photodetector 6 is also different from the first embodiment. That is, as is apparent from FIG. 13, the second embodiment is different in the X-axis direction in that one high refractive index transparent portion 13 corresponds to the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B adjacent in the X-axis direction. Of the adjacent photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B, the outer photodetectors 6R and 6B are different from the first embodiment in which two high-refractive-index transparent portions 13 correspond to each other. In the second embodiment, the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B are arranged in this order in the X-axis direction, and this arrangement is repeatedly arranged.
- the rows of the high refractive index transparent portions 13 a arranged along the X-axis direction are repeatedly arranged in the Y-axis direction without being displaced in the X-axis direction.
- the high refractive index transparent portions 13a are continuously arranged along the Y-axis direction.
- the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B are arranged in this order, and this arrangement is repeatedly arranged.
- the rows of photodetectors arranged in this way along the X-axis direction are repeatedly arranged in the Y-axis direction without being displaced in the X-axis direction.
- the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B are adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction.
- the photodetectors 6G are respectively disposed directly below the high refractive index transparent portion 13a (that is, on the central axis of the internal microlens 7a).
- the color pixel 19 is composed of two green (basic pixels G) and two blue (basic pixels B).
- the position shifted by half the size of the color pixel 19 (basic pixel size) in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction is composed of two green (basic pixels G) and two reds (basic pixels R).
- the color pixel 19 ′ is composed of two blue (basic pixels B) and two red (basic pixels R).
- These color pixels 19, 19 ′, 19 ′′ are formed. Each of them lacks any one of green, blue, and red and does not constitute a Bayer array.
- the color pixel 20 or the color pixel 20 ′ shifted by the size of the basic pixel with respect to the color pixel 20 also contains one green, one blue and one red. Therefore, as with the Bayer array, the resolution is improved to the size of the basic pixel.
- the arrangement of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 and the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B is not limited to FIGS. 14 and 15A, and can be variously changed.
- 15B to 15F are diagrams showing another example of the arrangement of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B in the same manner as FIG. 15A.
- the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B are arranged in this order, and this arrangement is repeatedly arranged.
- Such a row of photodetectors along the Y-axis direction is arranged in the X-axis direction arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portion (more precisely, the arrangement pitch in the X axis direction of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion, That is, with respect to the arrangement pitch of the internal microlenses 7a in the X-axis direction), they are sequentially arranged in the Y-axis direction while being displaced in the X-axis direction by 1/3 times in FIG.
- FIG. 15B and FIG. 15C even if the color pixel is composed of three basic pixels continuous in the Y-axis direction of 3 columns ⁇ 1 row, the resolution is basically the same as the color pixels 20 and 20 ′ described in FIG. 15A. The pixel size can be improved.
- the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B are arranged in this order in the X-axis direction, the columns in which this arrangement is repeatedly arranged, and the photodetectors 6B, 6G, and 6R are arranged in this order in the X-axis direction. Rows in which this arrangement is repeatedly arranged are alternately arranged in the Y-axis direction.
- the position of the photodetector 6G in the X-axis direction is the X-axis direction arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portion (more precisely, the arrangement pitch in the X axis direction of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion, that is, the internal Position in the X-axis direction between adjacent rows in the Y-axis direction by 0 times in FIG. 15D, 1/3 times in FIG. 15E, and 2/3 times in FIG.
- the rows of photodetectors are sequentially arranged in the Y-axis direction while being displaced in the X-axis direction so as to be shifted.
- the arrangement of the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b for realizing the arrangement of the photodetectors 6R, 6G, and 6B as shown in FIGS. 15B to 15F is omitted, it can be easily estimated from FIG. Will. That is, in FIG. 15B and FIG. 15C, as in FIG. 14, the row of high refractive index transparent portions along the X-axis direction is composed of only the high refractive index transparent portion 13a.
- Such a row of high refractive index transparent portions is the arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portions in the X axis direction (more precisely, the arrangement pitch in the X axis direction of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portions, that is, the inside
- the microlenses 7a are sequentially arranged in the Y-axis direction while being displaced in the X-axis direction by 1/3 times in FIG. 15B and 2/3 times in FIG. 15C.
- a column in which only the high refractive index transparent portion 13a is disposed along the X-axis direction and a column in which only the high refractive index transparent portion 13b is disposed along the X-axis direction are represented by the Y-axis. Alternating in the direction. Further, the positions of the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b are arranged in the X axis direction arrangement pitch of the high refractive index transparent portions 13a and 13b (more precisely, the arrangement in the X axis direction of the portion having the width w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion). 15D in FIG. 15D, 1/3 in FIG. 15E, and 2/3 in FIG. 15F, between the adjacent columns in the Y-axis direction. The rows of high refractive index transparent portions are sequentially arranged in the Y-axis direction while being displaced in the X-axis direction so as to be displaced in the axial direction.
- FIGS. 15A and 15D since the positions of the high refractive index transparent portions in the X-axis direction match between the rows of the high refractive index transparent portions, it is possible to form the high refractive index transparent portions in a plate shape continuous in the Y axis direction. it can. Further, in FIG. 15A, since the direction of the bending of the central axis of the high refractive index transparent portion also coincides between the rows of the high refractive index transparent portions, the high refractive index transparent portion has a plate shape whose XZ cross-sectional shape is constant in the Y-axis direction. Can be formed. On the other hand, in FIG. 15B, FIG. 15C, FIG. 15E, and FIG.
- the positions of the microlens 10 and the internal microlens 7a in the X-axis direction correspond to the positions of the high refractive index transparent portions.
- the position is shifted by 1/3 or 2/3 times the arrangement pitch in the X-axis direction. That is, when viewed in parallel with the Z axis, the circular microlenses 10 and the internal microlenses 7a are arranged in a substantially honeycomb shape. Accordingly, the arrangement efficiency of the microlens 10, the high refractive index transparent portion 13, and the internal microlens 7a in the Y-axis direction can be reduced to further increase the light utilization efficiency from the subject.
- FIGS. 15A to 15F described above are examples of pixel arrangements assuming that the three primary colors are detected.
- the arrangement of the photodetectors is as shown in FIGS. 15A to 15D.
- the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for the above, and has the same effect as described in the first embodiment, and can be modified in the same manner as described in the first embodiment.
- Embodiments 1 and 2 described above are merely preferred specific examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made.
- the cross-sectional shape along the XZ plane of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is not limited to the one shown in the first and second embodiments as long as the central axis 14 is bent in a step shape.
- one of the two surfaces defining the widths w1 and w2 (the upper surface in FIG. 3) is the front portion of the bent central axis 14 ( The portion having the width w1) and the rear portion (portion having the width w2) constitute the same surface without a step.
- FIG. 16A one of the two surfaces defining the widths w1 and w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 (the upper surface in FIG.
- both surfaces (upper and lower surfaces in FIG. 16B) that define the widths w1 and w2 of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 may be bent in the same direction as the bending direction of the central axis 14.
- the central shaft 14 may be gently bent so that the bent portion of the central shaft 14 occupies a region in the Z-axis direction. Furthermore, the width w1 of the front part of the central shaft 14 may be changed without being constant. Similarly, the width w2 of the rear part of the central shaft 14 may be changed without being constant. good. Further, the number of step-like bends of the central axis 14 need not be one, and may be two or more.
- the high refractive index transparent portions 13 adjacent to each other in the Y-axis direction may be partially continuous with each other while changing the lengths (dimensions in the Z-axis direction) h1 and h2 and the direction of bending of the central axis 14. It may be independent. In the case of being independent, the low refractive index transparent layer 12 is filled between the adjacent high refractive index transparent portions 13.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is in contact with the lower surface of the microlens 10 in the Z-axis direction, but the high refractive index transparent portion 13 and the microlens 10 are separated from each other. Also good. In this case, a low refractive index transparent layer 12 may be provided between them.
- the high-refractive-index transparent portion 13 has a function as a waveguide that guides incident light to the photodetector 6 side while suppressing the spread thereof, so that the microlens 10 having a similar function may be omitted depending on conditions. (Actually, the microlens 10 is omitted in the wave optical calculations in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, and 7B). However, since the high refractive index transparent portion 13 extends in the Y-axis direction, the effect as a waveguide is small in the Y-axis direction.
- At least the incident side surface of the high refractive index transparent portion 13 and the low refractive index transparent layer 12 has an X axis for each row of the high refractive index transparent portion. It is preferable to form a cylindrical surface whose direction is the central axis direction.
- the photodetectors 6 are arranged two-dimensionally along the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, but may be arranged one-dimensionally.
- the high refractive index transparent portion 13 is also arranged in a one-dimensional manner along the arrangement direction of the photodetectors 6.
- the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a high refractive index material such as tantalum oxide or titanium oxide, A resin material such as polyimide resin, a nanocomposite, or the like can be used as long as a refractive index difference of 0.2 or more can be secured with respect to the low refractive index transparent layer 12.
- a high refractive index material such as tantalum oxide or titanium oxide
- a resin material such as polyimide resin, a nanocomposite, or the like can be used as long as a refractive index difference of 0.2 or more can be secured with respect to the low refractive index transparent layer 12.
- the 0th-order diffracted light D 0 , the 1st-order diffracted light D 1 , and the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light D ⁇ 1 are light of three primary colors of green, red, and blue.
- At least one of the first-order diffracted light D 1 and the ⁇ 1st-order diffracted light D ⁇ 1 may be light having a wavelength other than the three primary colors (for example, infrared light).
- the field of application of the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be widely used as a small and high-resolution imaging photodetection device for capturing an image of an object.
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図2は、本発明の実施形態1に係る光検出装置4の概略構成を示した図であり、図1の部分IIの拡大断面図である。複数のフォトディテクター6が形成された検出基板5上に、SiO2等からなる低屈折率の透明バッファー層7、SiN等からなる高屈折率の透明バッファー層8、SiO2等からなる低屈折率透明層12、複数のマイクロレンズ10がこの順で積層されている。低屈折率透明層12内には、SiN等からなる複数の高屈折率透明部13が埋め込まれている。透明バッファー層7の透明バッファー層8と接する表面7aには、各マイクロレンズ10の中心軸上で透明バッファー層7の膜厚が小さくなるような凹凸構造が形成され、レンズと同じ作用をする(表面7aの凹凸構造を内部マイクロレンズと呼ぶ)。一方、透明バッファー層8の低屈折率透明層12と接する表面8aは平坦である。
この位相シフトにより出射光は0次回折光D0、1次回折光D1、-1次回折光D-1に回折分離する。光11の波長をλとすると、|δ-kλ|を最もゼロに近づける整数kが必ず存在する。この整数kに対してδ-kλ=0ならば、出射した光の波面16は平面波A0と同じであり、大半のエネルギーが0次回折光D0に配分される。δ-kλ<0ならば、出射した光の波面16は平面波A1とほぼ同じになり、大半のエネルギーが1次回折光D1に配分される。δ-kλ>0ならば、出射した光の波面16は平面波A-1とほぼ同じになり、大半のエネルギーが-1次回折光D-1に配分される。
図13は、本発明の実施形態2に係る光検出装置4の概略構成を示した図であり、図1の部分XIIIの拡大断面図である。図14は、本実施形態2に係る光検出装置4の構成要素の平面配置を示した光検出面の拡大平面図である。図15Aは、図14に示した光検出装置4におけるフォトディテクター6R,6G,6Bの配置を図12Aと同様に示した図である。本実施形態2において、実施形態1と同じ要素には同一の符号を付してそれらについての詳細な説明を省略する。
2 レンズ系
3 像
4 光検出装置
5 検出基板
6、6R、6G、6B フォトディテクター
7 低屈折率の透明バッファー層
7a 内部マイクロレンズ
8 高屈折率の透明バッファー層
10 マイクロレンズ
11 入射光線
12 低屈折率透明層
13、13a,13b 高屈折率透明部
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- 基板上に少なくとも第1方向に沿って配列された複数の光検出器と、前記複数の光検出器の上方に形成された低屈折率透明層と、前記第1方向に沿って前記低屈折率透明層内に埋め込まれた柱状又は板状の複数の高屈折率透明部とを備え、
前記高屈折率透明部の、前記基板に直交し且つ前記第1方向に沿った断面において、前記高屈折率透明部の中心軸が階段状に折れ曲がり、
前記低屈折率透明層及び前記高屈折率透明部に入射する光は、それらを通過することで、0次回折光と1次回折光と-1次回折光とに分離されることを特徴とする撮像用光検出装置。 - 前記高屈折率透明部の前記断面において、前記高屈折率透明部の幅が前記中心軸の折れ曲がりの前後で変化し、前記中心軸の前記折れ曲がりに対して前記基板側での前記高屈折率透明部の幅はこれと反対側での前記高屈折率透明部の幅よりも小さい請求項1に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記0次回折光が第1光検出器で、前記1次回折光が第2光検出器で、前記-1次回折光が第3光検出器で、それぞれ検出される請求項1又は2に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記低屈折率透明層及び前記高屈折率透明部に入射する光が白色光の場合、前記第1光検出器に入射する光は0.50μm~0.60μmの緑波長領域で光量ピークをなし、前記第2光検出器に入射する光は0.60μmを越える赤波長領域で光量ピークをなし、前記第3光検出器に入射する光は0.50μm未満下の青波長領域で光量ピークをなす請求項3に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記0次回折光と前記1次回折光とが第1光検出器で、前記-1次回折光が第2光検出器で、それぞれ検出される請求項1又は2に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記低屈折率透明層及び前記高屈折率透明部に入射する光が白色光の場合、前記第1光検出器に入射する光は0.50μm以上の青波長領域以外の波長領域で光量ピークをなし、前記第2光検出器に入射する光は0.50μm未満下の青波長領域で光量ピークをなす請求項5に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記1次回折光が第1光検出器で、前記0次回折光と前記-1次回折光とが第2光検出器で、それぞれ検出される請求項1又は2に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記低屈折率透明層及び前記高屈折率透明部に入射する光が白色光の場合、前記第1光検出器に入射する光は0.60μmを越える赤波長領域で光量ピークをなし、前記第2光検出器に入射する光は0.60μm以下の赤波長領域以外の波長領域で光量ピークをなす請求項7に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記第1方向に沿って配置された前記複数の高屈折率透明部の前記中心軸の折れ曲がりの向きが交互に反転しており、
前記複数の高屈折率透明部のそれぞれに対して前記第1方向に互いに隣り合う3つの前記光検出器が対応し、
前記第1方向に沿って配置された前記3つの光検出器のうちの両外側の2つの光検出器は、前記3つの光検出器に対応する高屈折率透明部に対して前記第1方向において互いに隣り合う高屈折率透明部にも対応している請求項1又は2に記載の撮像用光検出装置。 - 前記第1方向に沿って配置された前記複数の高屈折率透明部の前記中心軸の折れ曲がりの向きが同じであり、
前記複数の高屈折率透明部のそれぞれに対して前記第1方向に互いに隣り合う3つの前記光検出器が対応し、
前記複数の光検出器のそれぞれは、前記0次回折光、前記1次回折光、及び前記-1次回折光のうちのいずれか1つを検出する請求項1又は2に記載の撮像用光検出装置。 - 前記第1方向と平行な複数の列に沿って前記高屈折率透明部が配置されており、
前記第1方向と平行な前記高屈折率透明部の列を構成する各高屈折率透明部の前記第1方向の位置が、前記第1方向と直交する第2方向において互いに隣り合う2つの列間で前記第1方向の配置ピッチの0倍、0.5倍、1倍、又は1.5倍だけ位置ずれしている請求項9に記載の撮像用光検出装置。 - 前記第1方向と平行な複数の列に沿って前記高屈折率透明部が配置されており、
前記第1方向と平行な前記高屈折率透明部の列における前記中心軸の折れ曲がりの向きが前記第1方向と直交する第2方向において互いに隣り合う2つの列間で同じであり、
前記第1方向と平行な前記高屈折率透明部の列を構成する各高屈折率透明部の前記第1方向の位置が、前記第2方向において互いに隣り合う2つの列間で前記第1方向の配置ピッチの0倍、1/3倍、又は2/3倍だけ位置ずれしている請求項10に記載の撮像用光検出装置。 - 前記第1方向と平行な複数の列に沿って前記高屈折率透明部が配置されており、
前記第1方向と平行な前記高屈折率透明部の列における前記中心軸の折れ曲がりの向きが前記第1方向と直交する第2方向において互いに隣り合う2つの列間で反転しており、
前記第1方向と平行な前記高屈折率透明部の列を構成する各高屈折率透明部の前記第1方向の位置が、前記第2方向において互いに隣り合う2つの列間で前記第1方向の配置ピッチの0倍、1/3倍、又は2/3倍だけ位置ずれしている請求項10に記載の撮像用光検出装置。 - 前記第1光検出器はその表面を含まない深層領域で光を検出し、前記第2光検出器はその表面を含まない深層領域で光を検出し、前記第3光検出器はその表面を含む表層領域で光を検出する請求項4に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記第1光検出器はその表面を含まない深層領域で光を検出し、前記第2光検出器はその表面を含む表層領域で光を検出する請求項6に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
- 前記第1光検出器はその表面を含まない深層領域で光を検出し、前記第2光検出器はその表面を含む表層領域で光を検出する請求項8に記載の撮像用光検出装置。
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