학술논문

Low-noise InP-based avalanche photodiodes with an impact-ionization-engineered multiplication region
Document Type
Conference
Source
The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society IEEE/LEOS annual meeting conference Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE. 2:488-489 vol.2 2002
Subject
Photonics and Electrooptics
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Dark current
Electrons
Photonic band gap
Impact ionization
Gallium arsenide
Indium compounds
Charge carrier processes
Breakdown voltage
Sun
Performance gain
Language
ISSN
1092-8081
Abstract
We report the direct growth of impact-ionization engineering (I/sub 2/E) structures using InAlAs and InAlGaAs quaternary in the multiplication regions. Compared to homojunction InAlAs and InP APDs, lower excess noise and comparable dark current have been achieved.