• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.1071-1083
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• 1991

In this paper, we describe the design and realization of optical preamplifier with InGaAs APD and GaAs MESFET. Optical preamplifier which is three stage trans-impedance circuit is analyzed in detail and realized in microstrip circuits. With the kmowledge of the InGaAs, GaAs MESFET and BJT, the performance of the optical is predicted by computer simulation and the theoretical predictions are compared with the experimental results. The designed hybrid MIC optical preamplifier exhibits a bandwith of 380MHz and a receiver sensitivity of -40. 6dBm at $1.55{\mu}m$ wavelength when operating at 565Mb/s with BER of $10^{-9}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.1022-1025
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• 2002

This paper presents the reliability of planar InP/InGaAs avalanche photodiodes (APD's) with recess etching, which is very crucial for the commercial 10-Gb/s optical receiver application. A versatile design for the planar InP/InGaAs APD's and bias-temperature tests to evaluate long-term reliability at temperature from 200 to $250^{\circ}C$. The reliability is examined by accelerated life tests by monitoring dark current and breakdown voltage. The lifetime of the APD's is estimated by a degradation activation energy. Based on the test results, it is concluded that the planar InP/InGaAs APD's with recess etching shows the sufficient reliability for practical 10-Gb/s optical receivers.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.66-71
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• 1996

We analyzed and fabricated InP/InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) having floating guard ring (FGR). Since the FGR-APD is very simple to fabricate and highly reliable, the fabrication of FGR-APD and its application to the optical receiver are very useful and interesting. A double zinc diffusion was employed to fabricate and one dimensional electric field analysis was used for design. Two dimensional gain measurement showed that the FGR suppressed gain at the curved edge, indicating the successful behavior as a guard ring. The fabricated device had 35 GHz of gain-bandwidth product, and showed the sensitivity of -31.9 dBm at a bit error rate of $10^{-9}$ when it was applied to a 2.5 Gbps optical receiver.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2013

In this paper, we report design, fabrication and characterization of the WBRM (Wide Band Receiver Module) for LADAR (LAser Detection And Ranging) application. The WBRM has been designed and fabricated using self-made APD (Avalanche Photodiode) and TIA (Trans-impedance Amplifier). The APD and TIA chips have been integrated on 12-pin TO8 header using self-made ceramic submount and circuit. The WBRM module showed 450 ps of rise time, and corresponding 780 MHz bandwidth. Furthermore, it showed very low output noise less than 0.8 mV, and higher SNR than 15 for 150 nW of MDS(Minimum Detectable Signal). To the author's knowledge, this is the best performance of an optical receiver module for LIDAR fabricated by 200 um InGaAs APD.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.100-101
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• 2003

본 논문은 초고속 광통신용 검출기로 사용되고 있는 InP／InGaAs Avalanche Photodiode (APD)에 대한 연구로서 구조 변화에 따른 APD의 특성에 대해 연구하였다. 채택된 APB의 기본 구조는 Separated Absorption, Grading, Charge and Multiplication (SAGCM)구조로 u-InP 의 두께 3.5$\mu\textrm{m}$에~2.9$\mu\textrm{m}$ 만큼 Zn diffusion 하였으며, u-InGaAs 의 흡수층 두께는 0.8$\mu\textrm{m}$ 로 하였다. charge sheet 층의 도핑 농도는 ~ 3.5 $\times$ 10／sup 12／／cm／sup 2／ 이고, 전극 구조는 back side illumination type이다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.440-444
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• 1996

In this paper, we report an InGaAs/InAlAs multi-quantum well (MQW) avalanche photodiode (APD) showing a performance suitable for 10 Gbps lightwave communications. In designing the device, emphasis is given on the effect of indiffusion of Be dopant from the highly doped field layer into the MQW multiplication region. It is found that a small amount of diffusion can alter the dark current and gain characteristics of the device significantly. A spacer used to restrain such indiffusion is shown effective in reducing dark current (500 nA at a gain of 10) while maintaining a high bandwidth (10 GHz at a gain of 10) devices grown by molecular beam epitaxy.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.02a
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• pp.164-165
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• 2001

애벌란치형 광검출기(Avalanche Photodiode; APD)는 내부 이득을 갖고 있어 수신감도가 좋고 고속 동작이 가능하여 광통신에 있어서 매우 중요한 소자이다. 초기에는 공정의 용이성 등으로 인해 Ge을 소재로 하는 APD가 많이 사용되었으나 1.55 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 파장에서 광흡수 특성이 좋지 않고 전자와 정공의 이온화 계수비가 거의 같아 GB Product이 낮으므로 점차 이들 특성이 우수한 InP/InGaAs APD가 사용되었다. InGaAs는 밴드갭은 Ge보다 크지만 직접천이형 밴드구조를 갖기 때문에 1.67 $\mu\textrm{m}$까지 광흡수 특성이 좋고 소수캐리어의 이동도가 높아 고속동작에 유리하다. (중략)

• ETRI Journal
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.916-922
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• 2021

We calculated the correlation between the doping concentration of the charge layer and the multiplication layer for separate absorption, grading, charge, and multiplication InGaAs/InAlAs avalanche photodiodes (APDs). For this purpose, a predictable program was developed according to the concentration and thickness of the charge layer and the multiplication layer. We also optimized the design, fabrication, and characteristics of an APD for 20 Gbps application. The punch-through voltage and breakdown voltage of the fabricated device were 10 V and 33 V, respectively, and it was confirmed that these almost matched the designed values. The 3-dB bandwidth of the APD was 10.4 GHz, and the bit rate was approximately 20.8 Gbps.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.92-110
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• 1993

광통신의 전송용량을 증가시키는 방법의 한가지로 전송속도의 증대에 관한 연구개발이 국내외에서 진행되어 왔다. 전송속도가 증가하여 Gb/s 급 이상이 되면 수신단 전치증폭기의 잡음이 급격히 증가하게 되어 수신감도가 떨어지게 되는데 이는 곧 중계기의 간격 감소로 인한 경제성의 저하를 의미한다. 이러한 수신단의 수신감도 저하를 극복하는 방법의 하나로 내부 이득을 갖는 APD(Avalanche Photodiode)를 수광소자로 사용하고자 하는 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 본 고에서는 InGaAs를 흡수층으로 하는 광통신용 APD의 구조, 동작특성 및 최근 연구동향을 소개하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2009.08a
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• pp.164-164
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• 2009