CMT - The material for fiber optical communication devices

Physics – Optics

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Fiber Optics, Mercury Cadmium Tellurides, Optical Communication, Photodiodes, Energy Gaps (Solid State), Holes (Electron Deficiencies), Near Infrared Radiation, Spin-Orbit Interactions, Transmission Lines

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The use of Cadmium Mercury Telluride (CMT) alloys in the near infrared transmission links at 1.3-1.55 microns for fiber optical communication systems is discussed. The application of a solvent, Te, as the travelling heater method to achieve crystal growth and ingot formation of 15-40 mm in diameter is analyzed. Wide gap CMT photodiode with sensitive areas of 80 microns-5 mm are fabricated using a planar photolithographic process. The photodiode structure is based on the junction capacitance variation versus the reverse bias voltage and EBIC measurements; a diagram is given. The characteristics of Hg(0.3)Cd(0.7)Te photodiodes with a spectral sensitivity of 0.8-1.35 microns at low reverse bias voltage are described. At high reverse bias voltage of about -105V avalanche breakdown of Hg(0.3)Cd(0.7)Te photodiodes is detected. Wide gap CMT has a baandgap and spin-orbit spitting energy value in close proximity; this results in a high hole-to-electron ionization coefficient ratio producing CMT avalanche photodiodes of low excess noise. Tests reveal the superiority of CMT avalanche photodiodes as compared to Ge.

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