Waveguide AlInAs/GaAlInAs avalanche photodiode witha gain-bandwidthproduct over 160 GHz
- 14 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 33 (17) , 1492-1493
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19970988
Abstract
A waveguide AlInAs/AlGaInAs superlattice avalanche photodiode with a record 3 dB bandwidth of > 20 GHz is reported at a wavelength of 1.55 µm. A large gain-bandwidth product of > 160 GHz is obtained. These devices are suitable for 20 Gbit/s long wavelength photoreceivers.Keywords
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