• DocumentCode
    1701360
  • Title

    InP/InGaAs heterojunction phototransistors for optoelectronic receivers

  • Author

    Houston, Peter A. ; Helme, John ; Ng, Wai Keng ; Tan, Chee Hing

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Sheffield Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2004
  • Abstract
    A theoretical and experimental analysis of the performance of InP/InGaAs heterostructure phototransistors (HPT) has been carried out and comparisons made with avalanche photodiodes (APDs) and PIN-HBT photodetectors. Although the APDs are intrinsically faster, the HPT in travelling-wave form has demonstrated excellent responsivity and power handling capability.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; bipolar integrated circuits; gallium arsenide; heterojunction bipolar transistors; indium compounds; optoelectronic devices; p-i-n diodes; photoresistors; receivers; InP-InGaAs; PIN-HBT photodetector; avalanche photodiodes; heterojunction phototransistor; optoelectronic receivers; power handling capability; responsivity; travelling-wave form; Analytical models; Avalanche photodiodes; Capacitance; Delay; Equations; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Optical receivers; Phototransistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Electronics, 2004. ICSE 2004. IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8658-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SMELEC.2004.1620821
  • Filename
    1620821