Title :
High-saturation-current, wide-bandwidth photodiodes
Author :
Li, Xiaowei ; Li, Ning ; Deminguel, S. ; Campbell, J.C. ; Tulchinsky, David ; Williams, Keith J.
Author_Institution :
Microelectronics Res. Center, Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and performance of two photodetector structures, a partially depleted absorber photodiode and a charge-coupled unitraveling carrier photodiode, that have achieved very high saturation currents while maintaining wide bandwidths.
Keywords :
charge-coupled devices; photodetectors; photodiodes; charge-coupled unitraveling carrier photodiode; high-saturation-current photodiode; partially depleted absorber photodiode; photodetector; wide-bandwidth photodiode; Bandwidth; Charge carrier processes; Indium phosphide; Linear antenna arrays; Optical arrays; Optical saturation; PIN photodiodes; Phased arrays; Photonics; Space charge;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396891
