Optical and Quantum Electronics

, Volume 40, Issue 14–15, pp 1247–1253 | Cite as

Design considerations for guardring-free planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode

  • Yury Vasileuski
  • Sergei Malyshev
  • Alexander Chizh
Article

Abstract

Design and characteristics of the guardring-free planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode are considered based on 2D numerical simulation. The device incorporates n-charge sheet and p-charge sheet, which spatially separates multiplication layer and p+-region. Simulation results of 2D electric field and impact ionization rate profile, current-voltage, capacitance-voltage and bandwidth-gain characteristics are discussed.

Keywords

Avalanche photodiode Edge breakdown 2D numerical simulation 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yury Vasileuski
    • 1
  • Sergei Malyshev
    • 1
  • Alexander Chizh
    • 1
  1. 1.Stepanov Institute of PhysicsNational Academy of Sciences of BelarusMinskRepublic of Belarus

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