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Optimal Dark Current Reduction in Quantum Well 9 µm GaAs/AlGaAs Infrared Photodetectors with Improved Detectivity

Shahram Mohammad Nejad, Saeed Olyaee and Maryam Pourmahyabadi

Abstract

In this research, an optimization approach is presented to decrease the dark current in GaAs/AlGaAs QWIPs. The dark current noise is reduced by increasing Al density in barriers, decreasing detector dimensions and increasing the periodic length of the structure. In addition, increasing the number of periods can reduce both the dark current and responsivity. Therefore, devices can be optimally designed through judicious choice of these parameters. An optimal photodetector structure is designed and simulated to achieve low dark current (11nA) and detectivity of 1.4⨯—1012cm(Hz)1/2/W which is an order of magnitude greater than the present values.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 5 No. 8, 2008, 1071-1078

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.1071.1078

Submitted On: 24 November 2007 Published On: 31 August 2008

How to Cite: Nejad, S. M., Olyaee, S. & Pourmahyabadi, M. (2008). Optimal Dark Current Reduction in Quantum Well 9 µm GaAs/AlGaAs Infrared Photodetectors with Improved Detectivity. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(8), 1071-1078. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.1071.1078

Open AccessCopyright: © 2008 Shahram Mohammad Nejad, Saeed Olyaee and Maryam Pourmahyabadi. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector
  • dark current reduction
  • improved detectivity