• DocumentCode
    2740051
  • Title

    Investigation of UTC and PIN Performance for THz Applications.

  • Author

    Dyson, A. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Essex Univ., Colchester
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    18-22 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    346
  • Abstract
    The operation and performance of an InGaAs/InP uni-travelling-carrier photodiode (UTC-PD) has been studied using a commercial device simulator. We compare the UTC-PD with conventional PIN photodiodes, focussing particularly on evaluating the intrinsic device performance.
  • Keywords
    p-i-n diodes; photodiodes; PIN photodiode performance; THz application; commercial device simulator; intrinsic device performance; uni-travelling-carrier photodiode; Bandwidth; Doping; Electrons; Indium gallium arsenide; Modeling; Optical receivers; PIN photodiodes; Photoconductivity; Stimulated emission; Systems engineering and theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0400-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0400-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368554
  • Filename
    4222288