ULTRAFAST PHOTODETECTION WITH AN ALINAS/GAINAS HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTOR

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CARRUTHERS, TF
FRANKEL, MY
KYONO, CS
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[1] Naval Research Laboratory, Washington
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10.1063/1.110649
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Femtosecond visible-wavelength optical pulses were injected into unmodified AlInAs/GaInAs single-heterojunction bipolar transistors with current unity-gain frequencies of approximately 20 GHz. Emitter photocurrent transients as fast as 2.4 ps, corresponding to a photodetection bandwidth in excess of 200 GHz, were measured electro-optically. The responsivity was as high as 0.078 A/W at 620 nm. Slow photocurrent components due to photogenerated holes could be canceled with appropriate base biasing; measurements of the slow photocurrents provided information about the dynamics of carrier recombination in the base.
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