FR2481520A1 - Photodiode de telecommunications a courant d'obscurite minimal - Google Patents

Photodiode de telecommunications a courant d'obscurite minimal Download PDF

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FR2481520A1
FR2481520A1 FR8009114A FR8009114A FR2481520A1 FR 2481520 A1 FR2481520 A1 FR 2481520A1 FR 8009114 A FR8009114 A FR 8009114A FR 8009114 A FR8009114 A FR 8009114A FR 2481520 A1 FR2481520 A1 FR 2481520A1
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Thomas Pearsall
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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Priority to JP6053381A priority patent/JPS56165372A/ja
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20Individual 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
    • H10F30/21Individual 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
    • H10F30/22Individual 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
    • H10F30/222Individual 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 being a PN heterojunction
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20Individual 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
    • H10F30/21Individual 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
    • H10F30/22Individual 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

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FR8009114A 1980-04-23 1980-04-23 Photodiode de telecommunications a courant d'obscurite minimal Granted FR2481520A1 (fr)

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FR8009114A FR2481520A1 (fr) 1980-04-23 1980-04-23 Photodiode de telecommunications a courant d'obscurite minimal
EP81400542A EP0038733A3 (fr) 1980-04-23 1981-04-03 Photodiode de télécommunication à courant d'obscurité minimal
JP6053381A JPS56165372A (en) 1980-04-23 1981-04-21 Communication photodiode with minimum dark current

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FR8009114A FR2481520A1 (fr) 1980-04-23 1980-04-23 Photodiode de telecommunications a courant d'obscurite minimal

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FR2481520B1 FR2481520B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1983-11-04

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JP (1) JPS56165372A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
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GB9003039D0 (en) * 1990-02-10 1990-04-11 Stc Plc Photodiode

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EP0038733A3 (fr) 1983-07-06
FR2481520B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1983-11-04
EP0038733A2 (fr) 1981-10-28
JPS56165372A (en) 1981-12-18

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