Ng, J.S., Tan, C.H., David, J.P.R. et al. (1 more author) (2005) Effect of impact ionization in the InGaAs absorber on excess noise of avalanche photodiodes. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 41 (8). pp. 1092-1096. ISSN 0018-9197
Abstract
The effects of impact ionization in the InGaAs absorption layer on the multiplication, excess noise and breakdown voltage are modeled for avalanche photodiodes (APDs), both with InP and with InAlAs multiplication regions. The calculations allow for dead space effects and for the low field electron ionization observed in InGaAs. The results confirm that impact ionization in the InGaAs absorption layer increases the excess noise in InP APDs and that the effect imposes tight constraints on the doping of the charge control layer if avalanche noise is to be minimized. However, the excess noise of InAlAs APDs is predicted to be reduced by impact ionization in the InGaAs layer. Furthermore the breakdown voltage of InAlAs APDs is less sensitive to ionization in the InGaAs layer and these results increase tolerance to doping variations in the field control layer.
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Keywords: | avalanche photodiodes, impact ionization, noise |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Sherpa Assistant |
Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2005 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2014 07:33 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2005.850700 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/JQE.2005.850700 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:893 |