MSM PHOTO-DETECTORS

Presented By:
Mayank Jha
 MSM detector
 Metal-Semiconductor-
Metal detector
 Two Schottky diodes back
to back (bipolar)
 nA dark current
 Smaller capacitance per
unit area than PIN
 Planarity
 Semiconductor can be of
Si,GaAs etc.

MSM Photo-detector
Principle of operation of MSM
Positive Bias Negative Bias
Current
Direction Light
Metal Metal
Semiconductor Semiconductor

E field

Metal Metal
Current Current
Direction
Gnd Gnd
• For the same light shining on the detector elements
8 Positive bias leads to a positive signal
8 Negative bias leads to a negative signal

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Advantages and drawbacks of MSM
detector
 Advantages
 High Speed
 Higher Bandwidth
 Ease of fabrication
 Cheap
 Drawbacks
 Low Responsivity
 Reduced active area
 Low quantum efficiency

MSM Photo-detector
A Comparative Study of Si and GaAs
Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors

MSM Photo-detector
Simple Specifications for an MSM detector

MSM Photo-detector
Conclusion
 Only used for some low cost application
 Area of intensive research and development
 Can compete commercially in near future

MSM Photo-detector
Bibliography
 DeCusatis, Casimer II, Fiber Optic Essentials, Elsevier : London,2006
 http://www.rpphotonics.com/metal_semiconductor_metal_photodetectors.html
 http://209.85.229.132/search?
q=cache:p3cbHVBb23kJ:yuba.stanford.edu/or/documents/tunable1_feb03.ppt+m
sm+detector&cd=2&hl=ne&ct=clnk&gl=np
 http://www.newport.com/Support/Magazine_Features/pdf/90390-459.pdf
 Mynbaev, Djafar K. II, Fiber-Optic Communications Technology, Pearson
Education : Delhi, 2001

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