Ultrafast and Highly-Sensitive Photodetectors with Recessed Electrodes Fabricated on Low-Temperature-Grown GaAs

in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (2006), 18 (2006)(5-6), 820-822

We have fabricated and characterized ultrafast metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM) photodetectors with recessed electrodes, based on low-temperature-grown GaAs. The new recessed-electrode MSM geometry led to ... [more ▼]

We have fabricated and characterized ultrafast metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM) photodetectors with recessed electrodes, based on low-temperature-grown GaAs. The new recessed-electrode MSM geometry led to an improved electric-field distribution inside the photodetector structure and resulted in a 25% breakdown voltage and sensitivity increase with simultaneous four-fold reduction of capacitance, as compared to the identical MSM devices with planar electrodes. Time-resolved studies performed using 100-fs-duration laser pulses showed that recessed-electrode MSMs exhibited 1.0-ps-wide photoresponse transients with no slow after-pulse tails and their photoresponse time was 0.9 ps. The improved transient photoresponse parameters are the main advantages of the recessed-electrode geometry. [less ▲]

Photomixers fabricated on nitrogen-ion-implanted GaAs

in Applied Physics Letters (2005), 87(4), 41106-1-3

We report on fabrication and measurement of photomixers based on nitrogen-ion-implanted GaAs. We used energies of 500 keV, 700 keV, and 880 keV to implant N+ ions into GaAs substrates with an ion ... [more ▼]

We report on fabrication and measurement of photomixers based on nitrogen-ion-implanted GaAs. We used energies of 500 keV, 700 keV, and 880 keV to implant N+ ions into GaAs substrates with an ion concentration of 3 1012 cm−2. The resulting material exhibited 110 fs carrier lifetime due to implantation-induced defects. Our photomixers were fabricated as metal-semiconductor-metal devices, placed at the feed point of a broadband antenna. Optoelectronic measurements were performed in the wavelength range between 350 nm and 950 nm. In comparison to their counterparts photomixers fabricated on low-temperature-grown GaAs the N+-implanted GaAs photomixers exhibit improvements on both the output power and responsivity. A maximal responsivity of above 100 mA/W was achieved and we did not observe any dependence of the mixer cut-off frequency on the bias voltage. These characteristics make N+-implanted GaAs the material of choice for efficient optoelectronic photomixers. [less ▲]

Fabrication and performance of hybrid photoconductive devices based on freestanding LT-GaAs, Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials VIII,

in Proceedings of SPIE (2004), 5353 (2004)

We report on fabrication and high-frequency performance of our photodetectors and photomixers based on freestanding low-temperature-grown GaAs (LT-GaAs). In our experiments, the LT-GaAs/AlAs bilayers were ... [more ▼]

We report on fabrication and high-frequency performance of our photodetectors and photomixers based on freestanding low-temperature-grown GaAs (LT-GaAs). In our experiments, the LT-GaAs/AlAs bilayers were grown on 2-inch diameter, semi-insulating GaAs wafers by a molecular beam epitaxy. Next, the bilayer was patterned to form 10 × 10 μm2 to 150 × 150 μm2 structures using photolithography and ion beam etching. The AlAs layer was then selectively etched in diluted HF solution, and the LT-GaAs device was lifted from its substrate and transferred on top of a variety of substrates including Si, MgO/YBaCuO, Al2O3, and a plastic foil. Following the transfer, metallic coplanar transmission lines were fabricated on top of the LT-GaAs structure, forming a metal semiconductor-metal photodetectors or photomixer structures. Our freestanding devices exhibited above 200 V breakdown voltages and dark currents at 100 V below 3×10-7 A. Device photoresponse was measured using an electro-optic sampling technique with 100-fs-wide laser pulses at wavelengths of 810 nm and 405 nm as the excitation source. For 810-nm excitation, we measured 0.55 ps-wide electrical transients with voltage amplitudes of up to 1.3 V. The signal amplitude was a linear function of the applied voltage bias, as well as a linear function of the laser excitation power, below well-defined saturation thresholds. Output power from the freestanding photomixers was measured with two beam laser illumination experimental setup. Reported fabrication technique is suitable for the LT-GaAs integration with a range of semiconducting, superconducting, and organic materials for high-frequency hybrid optoelectronic applications. [less ▲]

Generation of 460 GHz radiation by photomixing in low-temperature-grown MBE GaAs

in Proc. 4th Intern. Conf. Advanced Semicon. Dev. & Microsystems (2002)

A Novel InAlAs/InGaAs Layer Structure for Monolithically Integrated Photoreceiver,

in Proceedings of 2000 Int. Conf. Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (2000)

550 GHz bandwidth photodetector on low-temperature grown molecular-beam epitaxial GaAs

in Electronics Letters (1998), 34(1998), 119-120

The authors demonstrate that a 550GHz bandwidth photodetector can be fabricated on low-temperature grown MBE GaAs. The pulse response shows 0.4 and 0.6ps rise and fall times, respectively. The bandwidth ... [more ▼]

The authors demonstrate that a 550GHz bandwidth photodetector can be fabricated on low-temperature grown MBE GaAs. The pulse response shows 0.4 and 0.6ps rise and fall times, respectively. The bandwidth is in agreement with a value calculated using a carrier lifetime of 0.2ps, measured by femtosecond time-resolved reflectivity, and a capacitance of 0.014fF/um2, determined from microwave measurements. The device bandwidth is RC limited. [less ▲]

Optoelectronic DC and RF behaviour of InAlAs/InGaAs based HEMTs at 1.3µm wavelength

in Proceedings of 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications, Sydney, Australia (1997)