High-speed, self-passivated InGaAs PIN photodiode for microwave fibre links

Abstract
High-speed, low-dark-current, front-side-illuminated InGaAs PIN photodiodes with a self-passivated-mesa structure have been fabricated on semi-insulating InP substrates. These detectors have a nearly flat frequency response beyond 22GHz. Their quantum efficiency is 65% without AR coating and the dark current is about 5nA at –10V.