Title :
A photoconductive detector for high-speed fiber communication
Author :
Gammel, J.C. ; Metze, George M. ; Ballantyne, Joseph M.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Reading, PA
fDate :
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper we describe a new class of high-speed (∼200 ps) photoconductive detectors that have internal gain (∼10) and operate at low-bias voltage (∼5 V). These detectors also have moderately low noise (neise equivalent power (NEP) ∼ 10-11W. Hz-1/2) so that they are expected to find practical applications in high-speed optical receivers.
Keywords :
Charge carrier processes; Detectors; Gallium arsenide; Laser mode locking; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulses; Photoconductivity; Substrates; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1981.20440
