Title :
Responsivity of avalanche photodiodes in the presence of multiple reflections
Author :
Goedbloed, J.J. ; Joosten, J.
Author_Institution :
Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
It is shown theoretically, and verified experimentally, that a photodiode, illuminated by monochromatic light of varying wavelength, may show interference ripples in its responsivity, owing to multiple reflections between the diode front and back contact. The amplitude of the ripples is found to increase linearly with the avalanche multiplication factor.
Keywords :
avalanche diodes; photodiodes; avalanche multiplication factor; avalanche photodiodes; interference ripples; monochromatic light; multiple reflections; responsivity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760278
