ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL-RESPONSE OF A VERY HIGH-FREQUENCY ALGAAS/GAAS HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR-TRANSISTOR

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MARTIN, MZ [1 ]
OSHITA, FK [1 ]
MATLOUBIAN, M [1 ]
FETTERMAN, HR [1 ]
HO, WJ [1 ]
WANG, NL [1 ]
CHANG, F [1 ]
CHEUNG, D [1 ]
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[1] ROCKWELL INT SCI CTR,THOUSAND OAKS,CA 91358
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10.1063/1.357388
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The current gain cutoff frequency of very high frequency AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors has been measured at 300 and at 20 K using the picosecond optoelectronic technique. These devices showed cutoff frequencies of 72 and 84 GHz at room temperature and at a fixture temperature of 20 K, respectively. Optical response measurements were also obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths. The visible optical response shows a FWHM of 14 and 9.5 ps at 300 and 20 K, respectively. The infrared (lambda=850 nm) optical response, corresponding to deeper penetration, showed a FWHM significantly larger (>50 ps) than the visible optical response.
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