Thinned Backside Illuminated Ccds For Ultraviolet, Soft X-Ray And Electron-Beam Imaging

C. Tassin; Y. Thenoz; R. Lemaitre; J. Chabbal

doi:10.1117/12.961814

27 November 1989 Thinned Backside Illuminated Ccds For Ultraviolet, Soft X-Ray And Electron-Beam Imaging

C. Tassin, Y. Thenoz, R. Lemaitre, J. Chabbal

Proceedings Volume 1140, X-Ray Instrumentation in Medicine and Biology, Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, and Synchrotron Radiation; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961814
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France

Abstract

THOMSON-CSF is developing thinned CCDs for backside illumination which will provide high quantum efficiency for the detection of UV, soft X-ray and electrons of a few keV. The most critical stage of the process is the backside treatment of the thinned devices : accumulation condition is necessary to prevent recombination of the photoelectrons created near the back surface. The backside process developed at THOMSON-CSF involves a shallow p+ implantation activated by laser annealing. Results obtained on thinned frame-transfer CCDs (576 x 384 Pixels) are presented : a quantum efficiency of 50% at 3500 Å (25°C) and in excess of 60% in the range 4000 Å - 6500 Å (25°C) without antireflection coating. Preliminary results with VUV and soft X-ray are also given.

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C. Tassin, Y. Thenoz, R. Lemaitre, and J. Chabbal "Thinned Backside Illuminated Ccds For Ultraviolet, Soft X-Ray And Electron-Beam Imaging", Proc. SPIE 1140, X-Ray Instrumentation in Medicine and Biology, Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, and Synchrotron Radiation, (27 November 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961814

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