Studies of semitransparent optoelectronic position sensors
SENSORS, 2002 IEEE - Tập 2 - Trang 829-835 vol.2
Tóm tắt
Novel semitransparent optoelectronic position sensors, the 'ALMY sensors,' have been developed for high-precision multi-point position and angle measurements of collimated laser beams over a large measurement range. The sensors consist of a thin film of amorphous silicon deposited on a glass substrate between two transparent layers of crossed strip electrodes. They provide a position resolution on the order of a micrometer over sensitive areas of several square centimeters. A transmittance of 80-90% has been achieved for 780 nm laser light produced by diode lasers. We report on recent optimizations of the sensor performance and tests of the long-term stability under laser illumination and of the radiation tolerance at high neutron doses. As expected, the radiation hardness of the amorphous silicon sensors exceeds the that of crystalline silicon devices. The custom designed readout electronics allows for operation at sufficiently low laser intensities in order to prevent significant degradation of the performance of the amorphous silicon sensors under illumination with laser light.
Từ khóa
#Optoelectronic and photonic sensors #Amorphous silicon #Position measurement #Thin film sensors #Laser stability #Lighting #Goniometers #Collimators #Laser beams #Semiconductor thin filmsTài liệu tham khảo
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