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Study of dynamic behavior of /spl delta/-doped HMSM photodetector
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Study of dynamic behavior of /spl delta/-doped HMSM photodetector

Xia Zhao, Hung-jen Huang, Xiying Chen, B Nabet, A Cataldo, A Cola and F Quaranta
Proceedings of the 2003 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference - IMOC 2003. (Cat. No.03TH8678), v 1, pp 81-86
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IMOC.2003.1244835
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Abstract

Absorption Anodes Cathodes Distributed Bragg reflectors Fingers Gallium arsenide Geometry Photodetectors Resonance Schottky barriers
We have previously reported the time response of a /spl delta/-doped heterostructure metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector (HMSM-PD) with FWHM of 11 ps for a 4 /spl mu/m finger gap device. Comparison of the /spl delta/-doped and undoped devices shows improved performance due to the /spl delta/-doping. In this paper, we simulate the device dynamics behavior using Ramo's theorem. Results show that the introduction of a /spl delta/-doping layer significantly changes the 2D potential and field profiles from horizontally oriented to vertically oriented ones due to the screening effect of the highly crowded two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) formed along the interface of the heterojunction, which reduces the carrier travel distance, hence the transit time of carriers in the device. With this knowledge, we expect to achieve high speed performance without further scaling down of the device.

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