CHARACTERIZATION OF GAAS DEVICES USING THE FRANZ-KELDYSH EFFECT

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ROUSH, RA [1 ]
STOUDT, DC [1 ]
SCHOENBACH, KH [1 ]
KENNEY, JS [1 ]
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[1] OLD DOMINION UNIV,PHYS ELECTR RES INST,NORFOLK,VA 23529
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The Franz-Keldysh electro-absorption effect has been used to characterize diffusion profiles as well as electrical effects in GaAs. In the presence of strong electric fields, the absorption edge of GaAs shifts to longer wavelengths. Therefore, the transmission through the semiconductor (with electric field applied) can be monitored in order to determine the spatial distribution of the electric field. We have investigated two uses of this technique which involve (1) creating a p-n junction and observing the transverse band-edge light transmission in order to observe diffusion profiles, and (2) probing semiconductor devices to characterize electric field distributions.
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