Ultrafast intersubband photocurrent response in quantum-well infrared photodetectors
- 4 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 71 (5) , 641-643
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.119815
Abstract
We report on a high bandwidth measurement of the transient intersubband photocurrent of a GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum-well infrared photodetector (QWIP). The photocurrent is excited via tunable subpicosecond infrared pulses. The response time of the detector has a full width at half-maximum of 18.5 ps and a rise time of 14.5 ps, which is limited by the electrical circuit. The decay time of the photocurrent response exhibits a significant dependence on the applied voltage, with increasing decay times for increasing bias voltages. From the experimental data, we conclude that the intrinsic response time of a QWIP is less than 7 ps.Keywords
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