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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sabarni Palit, Guilderland, NY (US);
James Wilson Rose, Guilderland, NY (US);
Peter Micah Sandvik, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jonathan David Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Ching-Yeu Wei, Schenectady, NY (US);
Xingguang Zhu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a photodiode array are provided herein. In some embodiments, a photodiode array may include a semiconductor layer configured to convert photons into analog electrical signals; and a passive layer having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, wherein the semiconductor layer is coupled to the first surface, and wherein the passive layer is configured to have a signal receiving component coupled directly to the second surface of the passive layer.