ULTRAFAST LONG-WAVELENGTH PHOTODETECTORS FABRICATED ON LOW-TEMPERATURE INGAAS ON GAAS

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作者
LESTER, LF
HWANG, KC
HO, P
MAZUROWSKI, J
BALLINGALL, JM
SUTLIFF, J
GUPTA, S
WHITAKER, J
WILLIAMSON, SL
机构
[1] GE CO,CTR CORP RES & DEV,SCHENECTADY,NY 12301
[2] UNIV MICHIGAN,CTR ULTRAFAST OPT SCI,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1109/68.215265
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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
We report the first successful demonstration of a metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector (MSMPD) fabricated on low-temperature InGaAs grown on GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for long wavelength fiber optic applications. Interdigitated MSMPD's with finger widths and spacings of 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0-mum have been tested using a femtosecond pulsed laser and high-speed electrooptic sampling. A FWHM pulsed response of 2 and 1.3 ps has been measured from low temperature In0.25Ga0.75As and In0.35Ga0.65As, respectively. The latter is the fastest response reported to data for a photodetector capable of detection to wavelengths as long as 13 mum.
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页数:4
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