DocumentCode
1171748
Title
Effects of neutron irradiation on current gain and noise in silicon avalanche photodiodes
Author
Gedam, S.G. ; Singh, A. ; Banerjee, P.K. ; Mitra, S.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA
Volume
38
Issue
5
fYear
1991
fDate
10/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1013
Lastpage
1017
Abstract
The authors report on an experimental study of the effects of fission neutron irradiation on a silicon avalanche photodiode, which is a photodetector that is often used as the front end of a receiver in a fiber-optic link. Measurements indicate that there is a degradation in the current gain and a decrease in the multiplication noise after irradiation. Some recovery is found to occur after three days. The device, however, continues to behave linearly after irradiation
Keywords
amplification; avalanche photodiodes; electron device noise; neutron effects; Si avalanche photodiodes; current gain; multiplication noise; neutron irradiation; Avalanche photodiodes; Degradation; Neutrons; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; P-i-n diodes; PIN photodiodes; Photodetectors; Semiconductor device noise; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.108362
Filename
108362
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