• DocumentCode
    787332
  • Title

    MSM photodiodes

  • Author

    Berger, Paul R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Delaware Univ., DE, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    29
  • Abstract
    Metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes (MSM) are new class of photodetectors that offer an attractive alternative to conventional photodiodes. The advantage and disadvantages of MSM are discussed. MSM allow very large area detectors to facilitate coupling to optical fibres without degrading the bandwidth
  • Keywords
    Schottky gate field effect transistors; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; photodetectors; MSM photodiodes; bandwidth; metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes; optical fibres; photodetectors; Bandwidth; Charge carrier processes; Dark current; Frequency; Photoconducting devices; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/45.489734
  • Filename
    489734