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pドープされた吸収層を発生するステップと、
非意図的にドープされたアバランシェ増倍層を発生するステップと、
nドープされたコレクタ層を発生するステップであって、コレクタ層はアバランシェ層から注入された電子を収集することができる、ステップと
を含む方法を特徴とする。
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- アバランシェ・フォトダイオードであって、pドープされた吸収層と、非意図的にドープされたアバランシェ増倍層と、nドープされたコレクタ層とを備え、前記コレクタ層は、前記アバランシェ層から注入された電子を収集することができる、アバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記アバランシェ増倍層と前記収集層の間に設けられたn+ドープされた材料のビルトイン電界層をさらに備える、請求項1に記載のアバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記pドープされた吸収層は、約5×1017cm−3にドープされ、または5×1017cm−3と2×1018cm−3の間で変化する漸進的なpドーピングレベルを有する、請求項1または2に記載のアバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記pドープされた吸収層は、InGaAs材料またはGaAsSb材料からなる、請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載のアバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記コレクタ層はGaInAsP材料からなる、請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載のアバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- 前記ビルトイン電界層は、InAlAs材料からなる、請求項2乃至5のいずれか1項に記載のアバランシェ・フォトダイオード。
- アバランシェ・フォトダイオードを製造する方法であって、
pドープされた吸収層を発生するステップと、
非意図的にドープされたアバランシェ増倍層を発生するステップと、
nドープされたコレクタ層を発生するステップとを含み、前記コレクタ層は前記アバランシェ層から注入された電子を収集することができる、方法。 - 前記アバランシェ増倍層と前記収集層の間に、n+ドープされた材料のビルトイン電界層を発生するステップをさらに含む、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記pドープされた吸収層を発生するステップは、前記吸収層を約5×1017cm−3にドープするステップを含み、または5×1017cm−3と2×1018cm−3の間で変化する漸進的なpドーピングレベルを有する、請求項7または8に記載の方法。
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