240-GHz gain-bandwidth product back-side illuminated AlInAs avalanche photodiodes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1373-1375

  Lahrichi, M ^a   Glastre, G ^a   Derouin, E ^a   Carpentier, D ^a   Lagay, N ^a   Decobert, J ^a   Achouche, M ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

AlInAs; avalanche photodiode (APD); dark current; excess noise factor; gain bandwidth product; GaInAs

Indexed keywords

ALINAS; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE (APD); EXCESS NOISE FACTOR; GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCTS; GAINAS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM;

BANDWIDTH;

EID: 77956280417     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2057503     Document Type: Article

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