| US 7,495,369 B2 | ||
| Broadband imager | ||
| Araz Yacoubian, 2112 Vuelta Ct., Carlsbad, Calif. 92009 (US) | ||
| Filed on May 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/442,406. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/685236, filed on May 26, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0040469 A1, Feb. 22, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01L 41/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 310—311 [359/299; 310/364] | 40 Claims |
| 1. A sensor comprising:
a transducer substrate formed of a photo-acoustically sensitive material and having a receiving surface;
an absorptive layer coupled to the transducer substrate receiving surface that detects broad band electromagnetic (EM) radiation;
a first conductive layer coupling the absorptive layer to the transducer substrate; and
a second conductive layer coupled to the transducer substrate on a surface of the transducer substrate opposing the receiving
surface.
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