Abstract:
Optopair for use in sensors and analyzers of gases such as methane, and a fabrication method therefor is disclosed. It comprises: a) an LED, either cascaded or not, having at least one radiation emitting area, whose spectral maximum is de-tuned from the maximum absorption spectrum line of the gas absorption spectral band; and b) a Photodetector, whose responsivity spectral maximum can be either de-tuned from, or alternatively completely correspond to the maximum absorption spectrum line of the absorption spectral band of the gas. Modeling the LED emission and Photodetector responsivity spectra and minimizing the temperature sensitivity of the optopair based on the technical requirements of the optopair signal registration circuitry, once the spectral characteristics of the LED and Photodetector materials and the temperature dependencies of said spectral characteristics are determined, provides the LED de-tuned emission and Photodetector responsivity target peaks respectively.
Abstract:
There is provided a photodetector, comprising a semiconductor heterostructure having in sequence: a first collection layer having substantially uniform doping of a first doping type; a radiation-absorbing layer having substantially uniform doping of the first doping type and having a band gap less than or equal to that of the first collection layer; and a barrier layer having a band gap greater than that of the radiation-absorbing layer, the top of the valence band of the barrier layer being substantially equal in energy to that of the radiation-absorbing layer where the first doping type is n-type or the bottom of the conduction band of the barrier layer being substantially equal in energy to that of the radiation-absorbing layer where the first doping type is p-type; wherein a first portion of the barrier layer is of the first doping type and a second portion of the barrier layer is of a second doping type, the first portion of the barrier layer being adjacent to the radiation-absorbing layer, forming a heterojunction within the barrier layer which gives rise to a depletion region within each portion of the barrier layer.
Abstract:
Optopair for use in sensors and analyzers of gases such as methane, and a fabrication method therefor is disclosed. It comprises: a) an LED, either cascaded or not, having at least one radiation emitting area, whose spectral maximum is de-tuned from the maximum absorption spectrum line of the gas absorption spectral band; and b) a Photodetector, whose responsivity spectral maximum can be either de-tuned from, or alternatively completely correspond to the maximum absorption spectrum line of the absorption spectral band of the gas. Modeling the LED emission and Photodetector responsivity spectra and minimizing the temperature sensitivity of the optopair based on the technical requirements of the optopair signal registration circuitry, once the spectral characteristics of the LED and Photodetector materials and the temperature dependencies of said spectral characteristics are determined, provides the LED de-tuned emission and Photodetector responsivity target peaks respectively.
Abstract:
A selective gas sensor designed to operate for extended period of time. The sensor selectivity to specific gases is achieved by implementing a bandpass filter that selectively filters the interference signal from common hydrocarbons. Stability is accomplished by application of two reference detectors, one responsible for the temperature compensation and another responsible for the mirror and filter aging.
Abstract:
There is provided a photodetector, comprising a semiconductor heterostructure having in sequence: a first collection layer having substantially uniform doping of a first doping type; a radiation-absorbing layer having substantially uniform doping of the first doping type and having a band gap less than or equal to that of the first collection layer; and a barrier layer having a band gap greater than that of the radiation-absorbing layer, the top of the valence band of the barrier layer being substantially equal in energy to that of the radiation-absorbing layer where the first doping type is n-type or the bottom of the conduction band of the barrier layer being substantially equal in energy to that of the radiation-absorbing layer where the first doping type is p-type; wherein a first portion of the barrier layer is of the first doping type and a second portion of the barrier layer is of a second doping type, the first portion of the barrier layer being adjacent to the radiation-absorbing layer, forming a heterojunction within the barrier layer which gives rise to a depletion region within each portion of the barrier layer.