Title :
Uni-traveling carrier phototransistor
Author :
Kim, Junghwan ; Kanakaraju, S. ; Johnson, W.B. ; Lee, Chi H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland at Coll. Park, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We propose a novel phototransistor using uni-traveling carrier photodiode structure in base and collector layer and obtained RF optical gain of 29 dB at 1 GHz and 9 dB at 20 GHz in 10 mum by 10 mum optical window device.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical windows; photodiodes; phototransistors; RF optical gain; base layer; collector layer; frequency 1 GHz; frequency 20 GHz; gain 29 dB; gain 9 dB; optical window device; photodiode structure; size 10 mum; uni-traveling carrier phototransistor; Absorption; Educational institutions; Epitaxial layers; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Phototransistors; Stimulated emission; (230.0250) Optoelectronics; (230.5160) Photodetectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
