• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 34, Issue 1, 29 (2015)
QIAN Fei*, WANG Tian-Meng, ZHANG Yue-Heng, and SHEN Wen-Zhong
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    DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1010.2015.00029 Cite this Article
    QIAN Fei, WANG Tian-Meng, ZHANG Yue-Heng, SHEN Wen-Zhong. Optimization and performance of p-GaAs homojunction THz detectors[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2015, 34(1): 29 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In order to improve the quantum efficiency of THz detectors made of p-GaAs homojunction, the effects of temperature and bias voltage were taken into account. By optimizing the materials and structure parameters of the resonant cavity enhanced p-GaAs HIWIP detectors, its quantum efficiency was increased to 17%. The relationships among the responsivity and detectivity of the detector, bias voltage, temperature and spectral frequency were simulated, leading to an optimized bias voltage range(10~40mV), an optimal temperature(< 8K) and a maximum detectivity(4.1×1010cm Hz1/2/W). By applying a pair of matched mirror, the ultimate quantum efficiency, the detectivity and the responsivity are 26%, 5.7×1010cm Hz1/2/W and 25.9 A/W, respectively.
    QIAN Fei, WANG Tian-Meng, ZHANG Yue-Heng, SHEN Wen-Zhong. Optimization and performance of p-GaAs homojunction THz detectors[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2015, 34(1): 29
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