Title :
Uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes
Author :
Shimizu, Naofumi ; Miyamoto, Yutaka ; Ishibashi, Tadao
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A photodiode (PD) that can provide both high speed and high saturation output is of great importance for the development of future large-capacity fiber-optic communication systems and ultrafast measurement systems. A high output PD combined with an erbium-doped fiber amplifier can eliminate the need for a broadband electronic post-amplifier and thus enables us to construct photoreceivers with a much faster response. We recently developed a uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (UTCPD) that satisfies these requirements. We describe the characteristic features and photoresponse performance of the InP/InGaAs UTC-PD, and outline its application to fiber-optic communication systems
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; p-n heterojunctions; Er-doped fiber amplifier; InP-InGaAs; InP/InGaAs; broadband electronic post-amplifier; characteristic features; fiber-optic communication systems; high saturation output; high speed output; large-capacity fiber-optic communication systems; photodiode; photoreceivers; photoresponse performance; ultrafast measurement system; uni-traveling-carrier photodiode; uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Photodiodes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811980
