Title :
Long wavelength velocity-matched distributed photodetectors for RF fibre optic links
Author :
Chan, Thomas ; Fan, L. ; Tong, D. T K ; Mathai, S. ; Wu, M.C. ; Sivco, D.L. ; Cho, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
7/9/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An InP-based long wavelength velocity-matched distributed photodetector with metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes is experimentally demonstrated. A 3 dB bandwidth of 18 GHz and an external quantum efficiency of 0.42 A/W have been achieved
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; microwave links; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical waveguides; photodetectors; photodiodes; 18 GHz; InP; InP-based photodetector; MSM photodiodes; RF fibre optic links; long wavelength photodetector; metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes; velocity-matched distributed photodetector;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980993
