High-Frequency InP-InGaAsP Heterojunction Phototransistor Employing a UTC Structure

Abstract:

In this paper, the working mechanism and high characteristics of an InP/InGaAsP uni-traveling-carrier (UTC) double hetero-junction phototransistor (DHPT) has been analyzed. The UTC-DHPT employs a heavy doping base and two hetero-junctions to realize UTC structure to ease the contract between HPT responsivity and HPT working speed. Optical responsivity and optical transit frequency are analyzed physically through illustrated several kinds of paramistic capacitors in BE junction and BC junction under different electrical bias, optical bias and combined electrical and optical bias in this work. The results show that three-terminal (3T) working mode with combined electrical bias and optical bias in base achieves a highest maxim f_T of 120GHz at collector current of 30mA and keeps the same optical responsivity (37.5A/W) compared with two-terminal (2T) working mode.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 645-646)
• Pages: 1105-1110
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.645-646.1105
• Online since: May 2015
• Authors: Zhi Yun Jiang*, Hong Yun Xie, Wan Rong Zhang, Liang Hao Zhang
• Keywords: Double Hetero-Junction Phototransistor, Optical Responsivity, Optical Transition Frequency, Uni-Traveling-Carrier

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