Cy. Park et al., HIGH-PERFORMANCE INGAAS INP AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE FOR A 2.5-GBS-1 OPTICAL RECEIVER, Optical and quantum electronics, 27(5), 1995, pp. 553-559
High-speed mesa type SAGCM avalanche photodiodes for 2.5 Gb s-1 optica
l receivers have been realized for the first time. The device is desig
ned by dimensional analysis based on the electric field distribution i
n a multiplication layer and a charge plate layer. Very low dark curre
nt and high gain are obtained with an active region of 30 mum diameter
. From the 1.55 mum wavelength 2.488 Gb s-1 transmission experiment, s
ensitivity of -33.6 dBm is measured using pseudorandom (2(23) - 1) NRZ
patterns.