Zhou, X., White, B., Meng, X. et al. (7 more authors) (2017) Proton radiation effect on InAs avalanche photodiodes. Optics Express, 25 (3). pp. 2818-2825.
Abstract
With increasing interest over the past decade in space-related remote sensing and communications using near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, there is a need for radiation studies on NIR avalanche photodiodes (APDs), due to the high radiation environment in space. In this work, we present an experimental study of proton radiation effects on performance parameters of InAs APDs, whose sensitivity extends from visible light to ∼3.5 μm. Three irradiation energies (10.0, 31.4, and 58.8 MeV) and four fluences (109 to 1011 p/cm2) were used. At the harshest irradiation condition (10.0 MeV energy and 1011 p/cm2 fluence) the APDs' avalanche gain and leakage current showed a measurable degradation. However, the responsivity of the APDs was unaffected under all conditions tested. The data reported in this article is available from the figshare digital repository (DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15131/shef.data.4560562).
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY INAS APD -4000107110/12 EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY INAS APD -4000107110/12 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/H031464/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2017 14:21 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2017 11:41 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.002818 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Optical Society of America |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1364/OE.25.002818 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112797 |