Abstract
We demonstrate room-temperature, high-speed operation of GaN/AlGaN quantum cascade detectors. The devices are processed as square mesas with 50 Ω coplanar access lines. Frequency response measurements were performed under illumination by a modulated laser diode emitting at λ=1.55 μm. The electrical response exhibits a first-order filter frequency response. For 17×17 μ m2 (25×25 μ m2) detectors the -3 dB cutoff frequency is 11.4 GHz (6.5 GHz). S-parameter analysis confirms that the cutoff frequency is extrinsically limited and that the speed of the device can be further increased by reducing the device size.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 193509 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| State | Published - 2008 |