Description of polarisation dependence of two-photon absorption in silicon avalanche photodiodes

被引:6
作者
O'Dowd, J. [1 ]
Guo, W. H. [1 ]
Lynch, M. [1 ]
Flood, E. [1 ]
Bradley, A. L. [1 ]
Donegan, J. F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Trinity Coll Dublin, Sch Phys, Semicond Photon Grp, CTVR, Dublin, Ireland
基金
爱尔兰科学基金会;
关键词
PHOTOCURRENT;
D O I
10.1049/el.2010.3090
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A simple formula is obtained that very accurately describes the level of two-photon absorption (TPA) generated by elliptically polarised light in silicon avalanche photodiodes (Si-APDs). The dichroism parameter necessary to describe the polarisation dependence of TPA in Si-APDs at room temperature is determined to be +0.372 in the region of 1550 nm.
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页码:854 / 855
页数:2
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