The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an array substrate, a fabrication method thereof, and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units on the base substrate, wherein the pixel unit includes a plurality of sub-pixels; and the sub-pixel includes an electroluminescent component, a pixel circuit and a photo detection circuit; the pixel circuit includes a drive transistor for driving the electroluminescent component to emit light, and the drive transistor is a low temperature poly-si thin film transistor; and the photo detection circuit includes a detection switch transistor and a PIN-type photodiode, and the detection switch transistor is a metal oxide transistor.