Material considerations for avalanche photodiodes

JPR David, CH Tan - IEEE Journal of selected topics in …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are widely used to detect and amplify weak optical signals
by utilizing the impact ionization process. The choice of material is critical for the detection of …

Low noise Al0. 85Ga0. 15As0. 56Sb0. 44 avalanche photodiodes on InP substrates

S Lee, SH Kodati, B Guo, AH Jones, M Schwartz… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We report on the demonstration of Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As 0.56 Sb 0.44 (hereafter, AlGaAsSb)
avalanche photodiodes (APDs) with a 1000 nm-thick multiplication layer. Such a thick …

[HTML][HTML] Extremely low excess noise avalanche photodiode with GaAsSb absorption region and AlGaAsSb avalanche region

Y Cao, T Blain, JD Taylor-Mew, L Li, JS Ng… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
An extremely low noise Separate Absorption and Multiplication Avalanche Photodiode (SAM-
APD), consisting of a GaAs 0.52 Sb 0.48 absorption region and an Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As 0.56 …

Responsivity-bandwidth limit of avalanche photodiodes: Toward future ethernet systems

M Nada, Y Yamada, H Matsuzaki - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Design of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) and their limiting factors on operating speed and
responsivity are discussed with consideration of their application to optical receivers for …

[HTML][HTML] InGaAs/AlInAsSb avalanche photodiodes with low noise and strong temperature stability

B Guo, M Schwartz, SH Kodati, KM McNicholas… - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
High-sensitivity avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are used to amplify weak optical signals in a
wide range of applications, including telecommunications, data centers, spectroscopy …

Temperature dependence of avalanche breakdown in InP and InAlAs

LJJ Tan, DSG Ong, JS Ng, CH Tan… - IEEE Journal of …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simple analytical expressions for temperature coefficients of breakdown voltage of
avalanche photodiodes (APDs) utilizing InP or InAlAs are reported. The work is based on …

Impact Ionization Coefficients of Digital Alloy and Random Alloy Al0.85Ga0.15As0.56Sb0.44 in a Wide Electric Field Range

B Guo, X **, S Lee, SZ Ahmed… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital alloy and random alloy Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As 0.56 Sb 0.44 avalanche photodiodes
(APDs) exhibit low excess noise, comparable to Si APDs. Consequently, this material is a …

Anomalous excess noise behavior in thick Al0.85Ga0.15As0.56Sb0.44 avalanche photodiodes

HIJ Lewis, X **, B Guo, S Lee, H Jung, SH Kodati… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Al0. 85Ga0. 15As0. 56Sb0. 44 has recently attracted significant research interest as
a material for 1550 nm low-noise short-wave infrared (SWIR) avalanche photodiodes …

Low Excess Noise of Al0.85Ga0.15As0.56Sb0.44 Avalanche Photodiode From Pure Electron Injection

J Taylor-Mew, V Shulyak, B White… - IEEE Photonics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are used in optical receivers of high-speed optical
communication systems to improve signal-to-noise ratio over conventional photodiodes …

Temperature dependence of avalanche breakdown of AlGaAsSb and AlInAsSb avalanche photodiodes

B Guo, SZ Ahmed, X Xue, AK Rockwell… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Digital alloy Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As 0.56 Sb 0.44, random alloy Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As 0.56 Sb 0.44,
and random alloy Al 0.79 In 0.21 As 0.74 Sb 0.26 are promising candidates for the …