Detectors For The 1.1-1.6 um Wavelength Region

C. E. Hurwitz

doi:10.1117/12.959185

25 February 1981 Detectors For The 1.1-1.6 μm Wavelength Region

C. E. Hurwitz

Proceedings Volume 0239, Guided Wave Optical and Surface Acoustic Wave Devices: Systems and Applications; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959185
Event: 24th Annual Technical Symposium, 1980, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The current state of the art of photodetectors, both PIN and avalanche, for 1.1-1.6μm operation is reviewed. The devices are compared as components of optical receivers using several different types of amplifiers. GaInAsP/InP PIN and APD detectors are shown to be clearly superior to Ge devices with respect to dark current and other sources of noise. Receivers with performance within a few dB of the quantum limit appear to be possible with current technology.

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C. E. Hurwitz "Detectors For The 1.1-1.6 μm Wavelength Region", Proc. SPIE 0239, Guided Wave Optical and Surface Acoustic Wave Devices: Systems and Applications, (25 February 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959185

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