DocumentCode
758826
Title
Cascadable differential PnpN optoelectronic switch operating at 50 Mbit/s with ultrahigh optical input sensitivity
Author
Knupfer, B. ; Kuijk, Maarten ; Heremans, Paul ; Vounckx, Roger ; Borghs, G.
Author_Institution
IMEC, Leuven
Volume
31
Issue
6
fYear
1995
fDate
3/16/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
485
Lastpage
486
Abstract
Dramatic improvements in the high-speed performance of GaAs-AlGaAs optical thyristor-based differential pairs are reported. The authors demonstrate cascadable operation at 50 Mbit/s with an external optical input energy of 7.4 fJ, resulting in the best speed-sensitivity product ever reported for optical thyristors
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical switches; photothyristors; 50 Mbit/s; 7.4 fJ; GaAs-AlGaAs; cascadable operation; differential PnpN optoelectronic switch; high-speed performance; optical thyristor-based differential pairs; ultrahigh optical input sensitivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19950299
Filename
375869
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