Solar-Blind Ultraviolet Four-Quadrant Detector and Spot Positioning System Based on AlGaN Diodes

The four-quadrant detector (4QD), as a highly sensitive and fast-response position-sensitive device, is widely used in laser guidance, target tracking, and related fields. However, traditional visible and infrared 4QDs exhibit significant vulnerability to ambient light interference, particularly under high-intensity background illumination. To address this issue, this paper presents a solar-blind ultraviolet (UV) 4QD and a spot positioning system based on AlGaN diodes, achieving a UV/visible suppression ratio of 2.17 × 10⁴ (without solar-blind filters). The system employs a high-linearity, low-noise capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA) as the readout circuit for the high-sensitivity and rapid-response solar-blind UV detectors, enabling the precise conversion of weak photocurrent signals into voltage signals for digitization. Utilizing a third-order polynomial least-squares fitting algorithm without introducing complex filtering techniques, the system achieves a maximum positioning error of 0.0101 mm and a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.0057 mm, among of one the best-performing solar-blind UV 4QDs. The experimental results demonstrate exceptional spot positioning performance under a 275 nm laser source, meeting the high-precision requirements for space target detection. This research provides a reference for the application of solar-blind UV 4QDs in positioning, alignment, and monitoring scenarios, thereby holding significant practical implications.