Title :
Low noise, high gain short-wave infrared nano-injection photon detectors with low jitter
Author :
Memis, Omer Gokalp ; Katsnelson, Alex ; Mohseni, Hooman
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
We present the near-infrared injection photodetectors with high internal amplification exceeding 10,000 and suppressed shot noise levels with Fano factors of ~0.55. When surface-passivated, devices exhibited high-speed response (3+ GHz) with low jitter <15 ps.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared detectors; jitter; nanotechnology; passivation; photodetectors; frequency 3 GHz; high gain short-wave IR detector; high-speed devices; infrared nanoinjection photon detector; internal amplification; low noise detector; near-infrared injection photodetector; shot noise; surface passivation; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Infrared detectors; Jitter; Noise level; Optical noise; PIN photodiodes; Photodetectors; Photonics; Superconducting device noise;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688537
