Abstract
We demonstrate a novel highly sensitive UV sensor based on RF LC oscillator with an optical frequency modulation due to the photocapacitive effect in an interdigitated Aluminum-on-GaN/sapphire structure. In the range from 280 nm to 325 nm, the sensor exhibits extremely high sensitivity of 60 KHz/µW/cm2 at low UV powers (≪30 µW). The maximum oscillator frequency shift of 4 MHz was observed at 375 nm corresponding to UV power density of 70 µW/cm2. This is at least two orders of magnitude higher than the values previously reported in literature for GaN-based SAW delay-line oscillators. The spectral response data from LC oscillator have been corroborated with direct measurements of photocapacitance and photoconductance values extracted from S-parameter measurements in both frequency and time domains. This sensor offers advantages of remote wireless signal transmission and high precision in frequency response measurements.
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