• DocumentCode
    1318955
  • Title

    InGaAs/InP-photodiodes with dark current limited by generation-recombination

  • Author

    Buchali, Fred ; Behrendt, R. ; Heymann, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Humboldt Univ., Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    235
  • Lastpage
    237
  • Abstract
    From I(V) and C(V) measurements the conclusion is made that among the sources of dark current in InGaAs/InP diodes, generation-recombination current dominates. Four different contributions to the dark from material layers have been identified. The highest generation rate was observed in the InP buffer layer. Various traps causing the dark current in these different layers have also been identified.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; leakage currents; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; semiconductor device models; C-V characteristics; I-V characteristics; InGaAs-InP; InP buffer layer; generation-recombination current; semiconductor; sources of dark current;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910152
  • Filename
    83230