DocumentCode
2704355
Title
Photodiode compression due to current-dependent capacitance
Author
Williams, Keith J. ; Goetz, Peter G.
Author_Institution
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
221
Lastpage
224
Abstract
We present photodetector compression measurements and simulations to demonstrate the consequences of absorption in undepleted regions of p-i-n photodiodes. Specifically, this absorption can cause compression when operated above a few milliamps due to a current-dependent capacitance
Keywords
capacitance; frequency response; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; PIN diodes; absorption; current-dependent capacitance; high current photodetectors; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetector compression measurements; photodiode compression; simulations; undepleted regions; Capacitance; Distributed feedback devices; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Laser feedback; Lighting; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Oxford
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6455-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2000.889828
Filename
889828
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