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High-Speed, High-Efficiency. Large-Area Resonant Cavity Enhanced p-i-n Photodiodes for Multimode Fiber Communications

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Author(s)

M. Gvkkavas, O. Dosunmu, M. S. {Umlat}nl{umlat}, G. Ulu, Richard Mirin, David H. Christensen, E. Vzbay

Abstract

In this letter, we report AlGaAs-GaAs p-i-n photodiodes with a 3-dB bandwidth in excess of 10 GHz for devices as large as 60-υm diameter. Resonant cavity enhanced photodetection is employed to improve quantum efficiency, resulting in more than 90% peak quantum efficiency at 850 nm.
Citation
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume
13
Issue
12

Keywords

enhancement, high speed, photodetectors, photodiodes, resonant cavity

Citation

Gvkkavas, M. , Dosunmu, O. , {Umlat}nl{umlat}, M. , Ulu, G. , Mirin, R. , Christensen, D. and Vzbay, E. (2001), High-Speed, High-Efficiency. Large-Area Resonant Cavity Enhanced p-i-n Photodiodes for Multimode Fiber Communications, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=30087 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created November 30, 2001, Updated October 12, 2021