DocumentCode :
1114382
Title :
Impact ionization resonance and auger recombination in Hg1 - x Cdx Te ( 
)
)Author :
Lecoy, Gilles P. ; Orsal, Bernard ; Alabedra, Robert
Author_Institution :
Universitè des Science et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier Cedex, France
Volume :
23
Issue :
7
fYear :
1987
fDate :
7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1145
Lastpage :
1154
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is the study of the impact ionization and the Auger recombination in Hg1-x Cdx Te avalanche photodiodes, with 
. For 
it is shown that the spin orbit splitting Δ is lower than the bandgap energy Eg so that impact ionization is initiated by holes from the Split-off valence band. For 
, the rate of the Auger recombination is maximum, corresponding to a resonant impact ionization and to a maximum ratio 
where α and β are, respectively, the impact ionization coefficient for electrons and holes.
. For it is shown that the spin orbit splitting Δ is lower than the bandgap energy E , the rate of the Auger recombination is maximum, corresponding to a resonant impact ionization and to a maximum ratio where α and β are, respectively, the impact ionization coefficient for electrons and holes.Keywords :
Avalanche photodiodes; Ionization; Optical fiber receivers; Avalanche photodiodes; Charge carrier processes; Electron optics; Helium; Impact ionization; Mercury (metals); Optical noise; Photonic band gap; Resonance; Spontaneous emission;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073494
Filename :
1073494
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