Title :
Ultra-high speed (270 GHz) near-ballistic uni-traveling-carrier photodiode with very-high saturation current (17 mA) under a 50 Ω load
Author :
Shi, J.-W. ; Kuo, F.-M. ; Rodwell, Mark ; Bowers, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
Abstract :
By scaling down the collector layer thickness and active area of near-ballistic uni-traveling carrier photodiodes, we achieve a wide optical-to-electrical bandwidth (270 GHz) with a high saturation current (17mA) under a 50 Ω load and -2V bias.
Keywords :
photodetectors; photodiodes; collector layer thickness; current 17 mA; frequency 270 GHz; optical-to-electrical bandwidth; saturation current; ultrahigh speed near-ballistic unitraveling-carrier photodiode; Bandwidth; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Photonics; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110405