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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2022
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Maurin Douix, Grenoble, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
Abstract
An integrated sensor includes a substrate made of a first semiconductor material having a first optical refractive index. The substrate includes a pixel array, wherein each pixel has a photosensitive active zone formed by an index contrast zone including a matrix of the first semiconductor material and a periodic structure embedded in the matrix. The periodic structure extends from the backside of the substrate and has a two-dimensional periodicity in a parallel plane with the backside. A value of the periodicity is linked with the wavelength of the optical signal and with the first refractive index. Elements of the periodic structure are formed of a second optically transparent material having a second refractive index less than the first refractive index. These elements are positioned at locations defined by the periodicity except for at one location defining a region, preferably central, that is devoid of a corresponding one of the elements.