Comparison of InGaAs pin photodiodes with Ti/Pt/Au and Au reflectors

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作者
Ho, CL [1 ]
Ho, WJ
Wu, MC
Liaw, JW
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[1] Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Elect Engn Res Inst, Hsinchu 30043, Taiwan
[2] Chungwa Telecom Co Ltd, Telecommun Labs, Tao Yuan 326, Taiwan
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10.1049/el:19991191
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors have fabricated planar InGaAs pin photodiodes designed for high-speed operation with rear metallic reflectors. The effectiveness of both Ti/Pt/Au and Au reflectors for enhancing the photoresponse of InCaAs pin photodiodes is evaluated. The experimental results show that an InGaAs pin photodiode with a 1 mu m absorption layer can achieve a responsivity > 0.9A/W (similar to 86% quantum efficiency) at 1.3 mu m wavelength with an Au reflector but can achieve only similar to 0.8A/W (similar to 76% quantum efficiency) with a Ti/Pt/Au reflector. Furthermore, the reflectivity of both metallic mirrors (similar to 0.9 for Au and similar to 0.4 for Ti/Pt/Au) is extracted using a simple theoretical model.
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页码:1767 / 1768
页数:2
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