Al0.8Ga0.2As Avalanche Photodiodes for Single-Photon Detection

作者:Ren Min*; Zheng Xiaoguang; Chen Yaojia; Chen Xiao Jie; Johnson Erik B; Christian James F; Campbell Joe C
来源:IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2015, 51(11): 4500206.
DOI:10.1109/JQE.2015.2491648

摘要

We report Al0.8Ga0.2As recessed-window single-photon avalanche photodiodes with high internal single-photon detection efficiency and low dark count probability. External quantum efficiency was increased by a factor of 2 at lambda = 405 nm. Annealing in arsine with hydrogen carrier gas reduced the dark count probability by a factor of 100, to similar to 10(-6)/gate with a similar to 5 ns gate, at room temperature. The activation energies of primary carrier traps, which give rise to afterpulsing, are extracted in a temperature range from 150 to 200 K.

  • 出版日期2015-11