Phase Noise and Performance Optimization in MUTC Photodetectors using the Drift-Diffusion Equations

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2018-10-04

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Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi , Franklyn J. Quinlan ; Thomas F. Carruthers ; Curtis R. Menyuk , Phase Noise and Performance Optimization in MUTC Photodetectors using the Drift-Diffusion Equations, 2018 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), DOI: 10.1109/IPCon.2018.8527143

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Abstract

We calculate the phase noise in modified unitraveling carrier (MUTC) photodetectors using the drift-diffusion equations, avoiding computationally-expensive Monte Carlo simulations. We optimize the performance over a range of device currents and biases.