Title :
Large area, high speed phototube with a GaAsP photocathode and GaAs metal-semiconductor-metal anode
Author :
Yost, T.A. ; Herczfeld, P.R. ; Contarino, V.M.
Author_Institution :
Center for Microwave & Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper concerns the development of a large area (8 mm diameter), high speed (3 GHz) phototube with gain (170 Amps/watt) with applications in hybrid lidar-radar, free space optical communications and medical imaging.
Keywords :
Schottky diodes; anodes; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; photocathodes; photodetectors; photodiodes; 8 mm; GaAs; GaAs metal-semiconductor-metal anode; GaAsP; GaAsP photocathode; Schottky diode; bandwidth; current transport model; free space optical communications; gain; hybrid lidar-radar; intensified photodiode; interdigital MSM anode; large area high speed phototube; medical imaging; photodetector; quantum efficiency; Anodes; Bandwidth; Biomedical imaging; Cathodes; Electron beams; Gallium arsenide; Optical fiber communication; Photoelectricity; Schottky diodes; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1998. MWP '98. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4936-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1998.745533
