A CMOS Image Sensor Integrated with Plasmonic Colour Filters

Multi-pixel, 4. 5 × 9 μm, plasmonic colour filters, consisting of periodic subwavelength holes in an aluminium film, were directly integrated on the top surface of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) using electron beam lithography and dry etch. The 100 × 100-pixel pl...

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Hlavní autoři: Chen, Q, Das, D, Chitnis, D, Walls, K, Drysdale, T, Collins, S, Cumming, D
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2012
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Shrnutí:Multi-pixel, 4. 5 × 9 μm, plasmonic colour filters, consisting of periodic subwavelength holes in an aluminium film, were directly integrated on the top surface of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) using electron beam lithography and dry etch. The 100 × 100-pixel plasmonic CIS showed full colour sensitivities across the visible range determined by a photocurrent measurement. The filters were fabricated in a simple process utilising a single lithography step. This is to be compared with the traditional multi-step processing when using dye-doped polymers. The intrinsic compatibility of these plasmonic components with a standard CMOS process allows them to be manufactured in a metal layer close to the photodiodes. The incorporation of such plasmonic components may in the future enable the development of advanced CIS with low cost, low cross-talk and increased functionality. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.