DocumentCode
1272647
Title
Frequency response characterisation of superlattice avalanche photodiodes
Author
Fyath, R.S. ; O´Reilly, J.J.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electron. Eng. Sci., Univ. Coll. of North Wales, Bangor, UK
Volume
135
Issue
6
fYear
1988
fDate
12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
413
Lastpage
422
Abstract
Recently, interest has been expressed in superlattice avalanche photodiodes (SAPDs) as low noise detectors for long wavelength optical communication systems. The authors discuss the speed of response of these structures, and the effect on the performance of multigigabit per second lightwave receivers. An expression for the frequency response of single carrier multiplication SAPDs is presented, providing an estimate for the maximum gain bandwidth product which can be achieved with ideal devices
Keywords
avalanche photodiodes; optical communication equipment; receivers; semiconductor superlattices; frequency response; long wavelength optical communication systems; low noise detectors; maximum gain bandwidth; multigigabit per second lightwave receivers; single carrier multiplication; superlattice avalanche photodiodes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0267-3932
Type
jour
Filename
9957
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