Title :
Investigation of bandwidth limitations in separate absorption, charge and multiplication (SACM) avalanche photodiodes (APD)
Author :
Meier, Hektor T J ; Witzigmann, Bernd
Author_Institution :
Integrated Syst. Lab., ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
Bandwidth limitations of SACM-APDs are investigated using an energy balance transport model. A methodology to improve device performance based on the analysis of internal device currents is presented.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; current density; electron density; hole density; spectral line breadth; SACM avalanche photodiodes; bandwidth limitations; electron current density; energy balance transport model; hole current density; internal device current analysis; Absorption; Avalanche photodiodes; Bandwidth; Charge carrier processes; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Current density; Monte Carlo methods; Optical pulses; Performance analysis; (230.0250) Optoelectronics; (250.1345) Avalanche photodiodes (APDs);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
