DocumentCode
935952
Title
Wide-bandwidth high-radiance gallium-arsenide light-emitting diodes for fibre-optic communication
Author
Goodfellow, R.C. ; Mabbitt, A.W.
Author_Institution
Plessey Co. Ltd., Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Volume
12
Issue
2
fYear
1976
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
51
Abstract
High-radiance GaAs l.e.d.s with 3 dB modulation bandwidths exceeding 500 MHz have been fabricated from p-n junction layers prepared with very high zinc acceptor doping levels. This development will permit the use of l.e.d.s in near-gigahertz or gigabit/s optical-fibre communication links.
Keywords
light emitting diodes; optical communication equipment; 3 dB modulation bandwidths; Zn acceptor doping levels; fibre optic communication; p-n junction layers; wide bandwidth high radiance GaAs LED;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19760041
Filename
4239587
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