Patent
1991-04-05
1991-12-24
Mintel, William
357 16, 357 56, 357 4, H01L 2714
Patent
active
050757504
ABSTRACT:
An avalanche photodiode (APD) includes an InP layer, a carrier multiplication layer, a light-absorbing layer, a light-reflecting layer, and an electrode. The carrier multiplication layer is arranged on one surface of the InP layer and constituted by superlattice in which In.sub.0.52 Al.sub.0.48 As layers and In.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As.sub.y P.sub.1-y layers to be lattice-matched with the In.sub.0.52 Al.sub.0.48 As layers are alternately stacked. The light-absorbing layer consists of p-type In.sub.0.53 Ga.sub.0.47 As. The light-reflecting layer is arranged on an opposite side of the carrier multiplication layer with respect to the InP layer. The electrode is arranged on the other surface of the InP layer and having a light incident window. The light-absorbing layer is arranged adjacent to the carrier multiplication layer.
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Mintel William
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
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