WORKSHOP PAPER
Dark-Current Random Telegraph Signal in InGaAs Image Sensor for SWIR domain
M. Benfante1, C. Durnez2, V. Lalucaa2, A. Rouvie2, A. Le Roch2, C. Virmontois2
1Expleo France, Toulouse, 31300, France
2Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Toulouse, 31000, France

Abstract

The Dark Current Random Telegraph Signal is observed and investigated in small pitch InGaAs-based SWIR image sensors. This phenomenon corresponds to dark signal fluctuation and is related to blinking pixels. It is a major issue in image sensors because of the random behavior which is impossible to calibrate. In this work, the readout noise, the dark current and the DC-RTS are studied in two commercial of the shelf InGaAs image sensor formats.
Year: 2025
Workshop: IISW
URL: https://doi.org/10.60928/w05w-qedl
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Keywords

Infrared, SWIR, InGaAs image sensor, Dark Current Random Telegraph Signal, noise, blinking pixel,

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