JPS5646570A - Avalanche photodiode - Google Patents

Avalanche photodiode

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Publication number
JPS5646570A
JPS5646570A JP12353079A JP12353079A JPS5646570A JP S5646570 A JPS5646570 A JP S5646570A JP 12353079 A JP12353079 A JP 12353079A JP 12353079 A JP12353079 A JP 12353079A JP S5646570 A JPS5646570 A JP S5646570A
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semiconductor
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Granted
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JP12353079A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JPS6138871B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow
Inventor
Kazuo Sakai
Yuichi Matsushima
Shigeyuki Akiba
Akiya Yamamoto
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KDDI Corp
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Kokusai Denshin Denwa KK
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Application filed by Kokusai Denshin Denwa KK filed Critical Kokusai Denshin Denwa KK
Priority to JP12353079A priority Critical patent/JPS5646570A/ja
Priority to US06/187,744 priority patent/US4383266A/en
Priority to GB8031240A priority patent/GB2060257B/en
Publication of JPS5646570A publication Critical patent/JPS5646570A/ja
Publication of JPS6138871B2 publication Critical patent/JPS6138871B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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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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  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
JP12353079A 1979-09-26 1979-09-26 Avalanche photodiode Granted JPS5646570A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP12353079A JPS5646570A (en) 1979-09-26 1979-09-26 Avalanche photodiode
US06/187,744 US4383266A (en) 1979-09-26 1980-09-16 Avalanche photo diode
GB8031240A GB2060257B (en) 1979-09-26 1980-09-26 Guard rings for avalanche photo diodes

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP12353079A JPS5646570A (en) 1979-09-26 1979-09-26 Avalanche photodiode

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS5646570A true JPS5646570A (en) 1981-04-27
JPS6138871B2 JPS6138871B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-09-01

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JP12353079A Granted JPS5646570A (en) 1979-09-26 1979-09-26 Avalanche photodiode

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JP (1) JPS5646570A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS57190370A (en) * 1981-05-18 1982-11-22 Fujitsu Ltd Semiconductor light receiving element
US5098851A (en) * 1989-02-10 1992-03-24 Hitachi, Ltd. Fabricating a semiconductor photodetector by annealing to smooth the PN junction

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS57190370A (en) * 1981-05-18 1982-11-22 Fujitsu Ltd Semiconductor light receiving element
US5098851A (en) * 1989-02-10 1992-03-24 Hitachi, Ltd. Fabricating a semiconductor photodetector by annealing to smooth the PN junction

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPS6138871B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-09-01

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