DE3222848C2 - - Google Patents

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DE3222848C2
DE3222848C2 DE3222848A DE3222848A DE3222848C2 DE 3222848 C2 DE3222848 C2 DE 3222848C2 DE 3222848 A DE3222848 A DE 3222848A DE 3222848 A DE3222848 A DE 3222848A DE 3222848 C2 DE3222848 C2 DE 3222848C2
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DE3222848A1 (de
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Stephen Ross Chatham N.J. Us Forrest
Ock-Ky Bridgewater N.J. Us Kim
Richard Grant Basking Ridge N.J. Us Smith
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AT&T Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H10F30/21—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H10F30/22—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes
    • H10F30/225—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes the potential barrier working in avalanche mode, e.g. avalanche photodiodes
    • H10F30/2255—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only one potential barrier, e.g. photodiodes the potential barrier working in avalanche mode, e.g. avalanche photodiodes in which the active layers form heterostructures, e.g. SAM structures

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DE19823222848 1981-06-19 1982-06-18 Als avalanche-fotodetektor verwendbares halbleiterbauelement Granted DE3222848A1 (de)

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US06/275,346 US4473835A (en) 1981-06-19 1981-06-19 Long wavelength avalanche photodetector

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DE3222848A1 DE3222848A1 (de) 1982-12-30
DE3222848C2 true DE3222848C2 (enExample) 1988-03-31

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US (1) US4473835A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS582077A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3222848A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2508235B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2100928B (enExample)

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JPS5736878A (en) * 1980-08-18 1982-02-27 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd <Kdd> Semiconductor photodetector
JPS5861679A (ja) * 1981-10-07 1983-04-12 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd <Kdd> 量子井戸層付アバランシ・ホトダイオ−ド
JPS5984589A (ja) * 1982-11-08 1984-05-16 Fujitsu Ltd アバランシフオトダイオード
US4631566A (en) * 1983-08-22 1986-12-23 At&T Bell Laboratories Long wavelength avalanche photodetector
CA1228661A (en) * 1984-04-10 1987-10-27 Rca Inc. Avalanche photodetector
CA1228662A (en) * 1984-04-10 1987-10-27 Paul P. Webb Double mesa avalanche photodetector
CA1228663A (en) * 1984-04-10 1987-10-27 Paul P. Webb Photodetector with isolated avalanche region
US4586066A (en) * 1984-04-10 1986-04-29 Rca Inc. Avalanche photodetector
US4597004A (en) * 1985-03-04 1986-06-24 Rca Corporation Photodetector
US5051804A (en) * 1989-12-01 1991-09-24 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Photodetector having high speed and sensitivity
US10032950B2 (en) 2016-02-22 2018-07-24 University Of Virginia Patent Foundation AllnAsSb avalanche photodiode and related method thereof
US12074243B1 (en) 2023-08-24 2024-08-27 Amplification Technologies, Corp. Method for fabricating high-sensitivity photodetectors

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US3995303A (en) * 1975-06-05 1976-11-30 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Growth and operation of a step-graded ternary III-V heterojunction p-n diode photodetector
US4122476A (en) * 1976-11-22 1978-10-24 International Business Machines Corporation Semiconductor heterostructure
US4144540A (en) * 1978-02-06 1979-03-13 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Tunable infrared detector with narrow bandwidth
JPS5643781A (en) * 1979-09-17 1981-04-22 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Semiconductor photodetecting element
US4353081A (en) * 1980-01-29 1982-10-05 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Graded bandgap rectifying semiconductor devices
US4383269A (en) * 1980-09-19 1983-05-10 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Graded bandgap photodetector

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GB2100928B (en) 1985-01-03
JPS582077A (ja) 1983-01-07
US4473835A (en) 1984-09-25
DE3222848A1 (de) 1982-12-30
FR2508235A1 (fr) 1982-12-24
JPH038117B2 (enExample) 1991-02-05
FR2508235B1 (fr) 1985-12-13
GB2100928A (en) 1983-01-06

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Owner name: AT & T TECHNOLOGIES, INC., NEW YORK, N.Y., US

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