Simple planar structure for high-performance AlInAs avalanche photodiodes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-78

  Yagyu, Eiji ^a   Ishimura, Eitaro ^a   Nakaji, Masaharu ^a   Aoyagi, Toshitaka ^a   Tokuda, Yasunori ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiodes (APDs); Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RECEIVERS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

DARK CURRENT; GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT; PLANAR STRUCTURE;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

EID: 33744480559     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.860399     Document Type: Article

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