High-frequency response limitation of high-performance InAlGaAs/InAlAs superlattice avalanche photodiodes

Electronics Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 2228-2229

  Makita, K ^a   Nakata, T ^a   Watanabe, I ^a   Taguchi, K ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

SUPERLATTICE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (SL-APD);

AVALANCHE DIODES;

EID: 0033322746     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19991515     Document Type: Article

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