Title :
Gigabit high sensitivity receiver using InGaAs/InAlAs superlattice APD
Author :
Miyamoto, Yutaka ; Hagimoto, Ken
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
3/29/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The bit error rate performance of an optical receiver using superlattice avalanche photodiodes (SL-APD) is demonstrated for the first time. These photodiodes have an excess noise factor of 0.37, which is much lower than conventional APDs. The minimum detectable power of -32.2 dBm is obtained at a bit rate of 1.8 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; avalanche photodiodes; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; receivers; semiconductor superlattices; 1.8 Gbit/s; InGaAs-InAlAs; bit error rate performance; bit rate; excess noise factor; high sensitivity receiver; minimum detectable power; optical receiver; semiconductors; superlattice APD; superlattice avalanche photodiodes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900319
