DocumentCode
1411740
Title
Long wavelength velocity-matched distributed photodetectors for RF fibre optic links
Author
Chan, Thomas ; Fan, L. ; Tong, D. T K ; Mathai, S. ; Wu, M.C. ; Sivco, D.L. ; Cho, A.Y.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
34
Issue
14
fYear
1998
fDate
7/9/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1422
Lastpage
1424
Abstract
An InP-based long wavelength velocity-matched distributed photodetector with metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes is experimentally demonstrated. A 3 dB bandwidth of 18 GHz and an external quantum efficiency of 0.42 A/W have been achieved
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; microwave links; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical waveguides; photodetectors; photodiodes; 18 GHz; InP; InP-based photodetector; MSM photodiodes; RF fibre optic links; long wavelength photodetector; metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes; velocity-matched distributed photodetector;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19980993
Filename
706116
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