Photocurrents in a metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2188-2194

  Sarto, Anthony W ^b   Van Zeghbroeck, Bart J ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Frequency response; Photodetector; Picosecond pulses; Pulse response; Schottky barrier; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR METAL BOUNDARIES;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0031382749     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644100     Document Type: Article

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