InGaAsP heterostructure avalanche photodiodes with high avalanche gain
Katsuhiko NishidaCentral Research Laboratories, Nippon Electric Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Takatsuku, Kawasaki, JapanK. TaguchiCentral Research Laboratories, Nippon Electric Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Takatsuku, Kawasaki, JapanYoshishige MatsumotoCentral Research Laboratories, Nippon Electric Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Takatsuku, Kawasaki, Japan
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ABI
Abstract
Distinct improvements in avalanche-gain and dark-current characteristics have been made in InGaAsP heterostructure APD’s. A planar-type p-n junction is formed in an InP window layer, separated from a light-absorbing InGaAsP layer. This APD structure has yielded an avalanche gain of 3000 and a dark-current density as low a 1 μA/cm2 at 0.5 Vb.
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