Title :
Over-Gb/s Mesa-structure APDs with High Reliability
Author :
Shiba, K. ; Nakata, T. ; Watanabe, S. ; Mizuki, E. ; Chikuma, T. ; Masuta, T. ; Makita, K.
Author_Institution :
System Devices Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, 2-9-1 Seiran, Ohtsu, Shiga 520-0833, Japan, E-mail: k-shiba@cd.jp.nec.com
Abstract :
We have developed mesa-structure avalanche photodiodes (MS-APDs) for Gb/s application. These MS-APDs combine high-speed peformance with the potential for low-cost productivity. Additionally, we realized high reliability of the mesa-structure APDs for the first time.
Keywords :
Absorption; Avalanche photodiodes; Bandwidth; Buffer layers; Dark current; Doping; Indium gallium arsenide; Metropolitan area networks; National electric code; Productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801238