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AssigneeTrinamix GmbH
InventorsWilfried Hermes, Sebastian Valouch, Sebastian Mueller, Regina Hoeh, Heidi Bechtel, Timo Altenbeck, Fabian Dittmann, Bertram Feuerstein, Thomas Hupfauer, Anke Handreck, Robert Gust, Robert Send, Ingmar Bruder
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Described herein is an optical sensor, a detector including the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, a method for manufacturing the optical sensor and various uses of the optical detector. The optical sensor can be supplied as a non-bulky hermetic package which provides an increased degree of protection against possible degradation by humidity and/or oxygen over long terms. Further, the optical sensor may be easily manufactured and integrated on a circuit carrier device.
An optical sensor (110), comprising a substrate (124) attached to a circuit carrier device (142), a layer (112) of at least one photoconductive material (114) which is directly or indirectly applied to the substrate (124), at least two individual electrical contacts (136, 136′) contacting the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114), and a cover (116) covering accessible surfaces of the photoconductive material (114) and of the substrate (124), wherein the cover (116) is an amorphous cover which comprises at least one metal-containing compound (120), wherein at least one of the substrate (124) and the cover (116) is optically transparent within a wavelength range, wherein the cover (116) is a single conformal layer with respect to an adjacent surface (118) of the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114) and of the substrate (124), and wherein the cover (116) fully covers the accessible surface of both the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114) and of sides of the substrate (124), wherein the cover (116) is a continuous coating which continuously covers both the layer (112) of the photoconductive material (114) and the sides of the substrate (124).
A method for manufacturing an optical sensor (100), the method comprising the following steps:
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