• DocumentCode
    1383508
  • Title

    Optimum design of δ-doped InGaAs avalanche photodiode by using quasi-ionization rates

  • Author

    Ito, Masanori ; Mikawa, Takashi ; Wada, Osamu

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Lab. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1046
  • Lastpage
    1050
  • Abstract
    An avalanche photodiode (APD) designed by using quasi-ionization rates in InP and InGaAs is described. The structure has a δ-doped layer in an InP window layer. The heterointerface electric field is investigated and determined to prevent the tunneling current and carrier multiplication in InGaAs. The gain bandwidth (GB) product of the δ-doped APD is analyzed by R.B. Emmons´s (1967) p-i-n electric field method. The highest GB product is 160 GHz
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; electric field measurement; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; δ-doped InGaAs avalanche photodiode; δ-doped layer; InGaAs; InP; carrier multiplication; gain bandwidth; heterointerface electric field; p-i-n electric field method; photodiode design; quasi-ionization rates; tunneling current; window layer; Absorption; Avalanche photodiodes; Bandwidth; Dark current; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; P-n junctions; PIN photodiodes; Photonic band gap; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.56405
  • Filename
    56405