DocumentCode
316848
Title
Highly reliable operation of InGaAlAs mesa-waveguide photodiodes in a humid ambient
Author
Shishikura, M. ; Tanaka, S. ; Nakamura, H. ; Matsuoka, Y. ; Kikuchi, S. ; Nagatsuma, K. ; Sudo, R. ; Miura, T. ; Ono, T. ; Tsuji, S.
Author_Institution
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Volume
4
fYear
1997
fDate
22-25 Sep 1997
Firstpage
97
Abstract
Reliable mesa-type waveguide photodiode operation in a humid ambient is demonstrated. Median lifetime at 45°C/50%RH estimated from a pressure cooker test was 20 years, which is sufficient to apply this device in low-cost nonhermetic modules
Keywords
indium compounds; 20 y; 45 C; InGaAlAs; InGaAlAs mesa-waveguide photodiodes; highly reliable operation; humid ambient; low-cost nonhermetic modules; median lifetime; mesa-type waveguide photodiode operation; optical access network modules; pressure cooker test;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location
Edinburgh
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-85296-697-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp:19971591
Filename
628603
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