For high-bit-rate long-haul fiber optic communications, the avalanche photodiode (APD) is
frequently the photodetector of choice owing to its internal gain, which provides a sensitivity …

We present a detailed characterization of the active area uniformity of InGaAs/InP Single-
Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) from two different design iterations. Nonuniformity of the …

Publisher Summary Numerous improvements and breakthroughs in photodetector and
receiver technologies have facilitated the evolution of fiber optic digital transmission systems …

InGaAs single photon avalanche detectors have previously been fabricated with a negative-
feedback mechanism, which allows for free-running Geiger-mode operation and improves …

We demonstrate long-wavelength (/spl lambda/= 1.3 and 1.5 μm) high-speed (10 Gb/s)
InGaAs-InP separate absorption-grading-and-multiplication region avalanche photodiodes …

Numerical simulation of the electric field distribution and photocurrent response of a planar
InP/InGaAs avalanche photodiode is presented for small variations of the multiplication …

Proton-induced heavy ions ion fluxes in InP/In/sub 0.53/Ga/sub 0.47/As avalanche
photodiodes (APD) used in communication systems can induce single-event transients …

The paper reviews the recent advances in high-speed photodetectors based on A/sup
3/B/sup 5/compounds for microwave photonics application. The two main trends in the …

Abstract Planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photo diodes (APDs) are preferred single-photon
detectors in the near-infrared region. They are usually fabricated using the double-diffusion …

Edge-breakdown free InP-InGaAs avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for 10-Gb/s operation
were fabricated. Two-dimensional current profiles were measured to investigate the edge …