Quasi-direct UV/blue GaP avalanche photodetectors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1695-1699

  Beck, Ariane L ^a   Yang, Bo ^a   Wang, S ^a   Collins, Charles J ^a   Campbell, Joe C ^a   Yulius, Aristo ^b   Chen, An ^b   Woodall, Jerry M ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiodes; Photodetectors; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS;

GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE; SCHOTTKY STRUCTURE;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 10244264663     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.837788     Document Type: Article

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