Simulation and design of a high-speed and high-power modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode based on the electric field distribution in the depletion region

• Published in: Applied optics. Optical technology and biomedical optics Vol. 62; no. 4; p. 1057
• Main Authors: Wang, Xuejie, Huang, Yongqing, Ren, Ren, Du, Jiawei, Yang, Mingxi, Liu, Kai, Duan, Xiaofeng, Ren, Xiaomin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2023
• ISSN: 2155-3165
• DOI: 10.1364/AO.478663

A modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode with an electric field control layer is proposed to achieve high-speed and high-power performance at a lower bias voltage. By inserting the 10 nm p-type InGaAs electric field control layer between the intrinsic absorption layer and space layer, the electric field distribution in the depleted absorption layer and depleted non-absorption layer can be changed. It is beneficial for reducing power consumption and heat generation, meanwhile suppressing the space-charge effect. Compared with the original structure without the electric field control layer, the 3 dB bandwidth of the 20 µm diameter novel structure, to the best of our knowledge, is improved by 27.1% to 37.5 GHz with a reverse bias of 2 V, and the RF output power reaches 23.9 dBm at 30 GHz. In addition, under 8 V bias voltage, the bandwidth reaches 47.3 GHz.