III-V ALLOY HETEROSTRUCTURE HIGH-SPEED AVALANCHE PHOTO-DIODES

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作者
LAW, HD
NAKANO, K
TOMASETTA, LR
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[1] Rockwell International Science Center
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10.1109/JQE.1979.1070061
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Heterostructure avalanche photodiodes have beesn successfully fabricated in several III-V alloy systems: GaAIAs/GaAs, GaAISbIGaSb, GaAIAsSb/GaAlSb, and InGaAsP/InP. These diodes cover optical wavelengths from 0.4 to 1.8 m. Early stages of development show very encouraging results. High speed response of <35 ps and high quantum efficiency >95 percent have been obtained. The dark currents and the excess avalanche noise Wiu also be discussed. A direct comparison of GaAISb, GaAlAsSb, and InGaAsF'avalanchep hotodiodes is given. Copyright © 1979 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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页数:10
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