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
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