Title :
Avalanche noise in In0.53Ga0.47As avalanching regions
Author :
Goh, Y.L. ; Tan, C.H. ; Ng, J.S. ; Ng, W.K. ; David, J.P.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
Pure electron injection multiplication noise of In0.53Ga0.47As has been measured on three In0.53Ga0.47As diode with avalanche widths of 1.8 μm, 3.2 μm and 4.8 μm. Very low excess noise has been measured and the associated electron to hole ionisation coefficient ratio is from 3.3 to 5. The results confirm the previously reported large ionisation coefficient ratios at fields between 155 kVcm-1 and 310 kVcm-1.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; avalanche photodiodes; electron impact ionisation; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; semiconductor device noise; In0.53Ga0.47As; In0.53Ga0.47As diode; avalanche noise region; electron injection multiplication noise; electron ionisation coefficient ratio; hole ionisation coefficient ratio; Charge carrier processes; Electrons; Impact ionization; Indium phosphide; Noise measurement; P-i-n diodes; PIN photodiodes; Photoconductivity; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8891-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517521