DocumentCode
3554619
Title
The OPFET: A new high speed optical detector
Author
Gammel, J.C. ; Ballantyne, J.M.
Author_Institution
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
Volume
24
fYear
1978
fDate
1978
Firstpage
120
Lastpage
123
Abstract
A sensitive, high speed optical detector is needed for use in optical communications as well as for laboratory experiments. Recent experiments (1) have shown the GaAs MESFET to be potentially useful as a fast optical detector. We call this device an OPFET. This report summarizes new experimental results which show that the OPFET is both fast and sensitive and which identify the detection mechanism in this structure as photoconductivity. Calculations show that this device should give performance which exceeds that of PIN photo-diodes and rivals avalanche photodiodes. In addition, the structure is easy to integrate for use in optical circuits.
Keywords
Avalanche photodiodes; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Laboratories; MESFETs; Optical detectors; Optical fiber communication; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices Meeting, 1978 International
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEDM.1978.189367
Filename
1479792
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