AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE
First Claim
1. An avalanche photodiode comprisinga first semiconductor layer that absorbs photons of a first wavelength range and having a first energy bandgap;
- a second semiconductor layer that absorbs photons of a second wavelength range and having a second energy bandgap, the second energy bandgap being different from the first energy bandgap; and
a control layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the control layer having a third energy bandgap engineered to suppress carriers created from dark current and to allow for a photocurrent with a substantially vertical profile near the breakdown voltage of the avalanche photodiode.
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Abstract
According to one aspect, there is provided an avalanche photodiode comprising a first semiconductor layer that absorbs photons of a first wavelength range and having a first energy bandgap; a second semiconductor layer that absorbs photons of a second wavelength range and having a second energy bandgap, the second energy bandgap being different from the first energy bandgap; and a control layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the control layer having a third energy bandgap engineered to suppress carriers created from dark current.
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1. An avalanche photodiode comprising
a first semiconductor layer that absorbs photons of a first wavelength range and having a first energy bandgap; -
a second semiconductor layer that absorbs photons of a second wavelength range and having a second energy bandgap, the second energy bandgap being different from the first energy bandgap; and a control layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the control layer having a third energy bandgap engineered to suppress carriers created from dark current and to allow for a photocurrent with a substantially vertical profile near the breakdown voltage of the avalanche photodiode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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