• DocumentCode
    3524142
  • Title

    Improved Impulse Response of Top-Illuminated InGaAs Photodiodes using GRIN Lens Coupling

  • Author

    Joshi, Akanksha ; Datta, Soupayan ; Becker, Daniel

  • Author_Institution
    Discovery Semicond., Ewing, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We report a top-illuminated, GRIN lens-coupled InGaAs photodiode with an impulse response linearity exceeding 2.5 V peak-to-peak at 7.5% duty cycle and 100% modulation depth. A -100% improvement over single mode fiber-coupled photodiodes is experimentally demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gradient index optics; indium compounds; lenses; photodiodes; GRIN lens coupling; InGaAs; InGaAs photodiodes; impulse response; linearity enhancement; single mode fiber-coupled photodiodes; High speed optical techniques; Indium gallium arsenide; Lenses; Lighting; Linearity; Optical fiber sensors; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528352
  • Filename
    4528352