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Number: 257/186
Name: Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes) > Heterojunction device > Light responsive structure > Avalanche photodetection structure
Description: Subject matter wherein carriers generated in the active region of the device in response to light incident thereupon, achieve enough kinetic energy to knock further carriers from the crystalline lattice of the active region producing an avalanche or snowball increase in operating current level.










Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
5457327 Avalanche photodiode with an improved multiplication layer Oct. 10, 1995
5453629 Photoelectric conversion device having at least one step-back layer Sep. 26, 1995
5444274 Photodetector and opto-electronic integrated circuit Aug. 22, 1995
5432361 Low noise avalanche photodiode having an avalanche multiplication layer of InAlAs/InGaAlAs Jul. 11, 1995
5406097 Avalanche photo-diode for producing sharp pulse signal Apr. 11, 1995
5389797 Photodetector with absorbing region having resonant periodic absorption between reflectors Feb. 14, 1995
5369292 Avalanche photodiode having a multiplication layer with superlattice Nov. 29, 1994
5365088 Thermal/mechanical buffer for HgCdTe/Si direct hybridization Nov. 15, 1994
5365087 Photodetector and opto-electronic integrated circuit with guard ring Nov. 15, 1994
5343055 Avalanche photodiode structure with Mg doping and method Aug. 30, 1994
5338947 Avalanche photodiode including a multiplication layer and a photoabsorption layer Aug. 16, 1994
5324959 Semiconductor optical device having a heterointerface therein Jun. 28, 1994
5311044 Avalanche photomultiplier tube May. 10, 1994
5308995 Semiconductor strained SL APD apparatus May. 3, 1994
5302838 Multi-quantum well injection mode device Apr. 12, 1994
5288989 Avalanche photodiode with moisture resistant passivation coating disposed to cover the outer periphery of the photodiode body except at a selected top contact area Feb. 22, 1994
5272364 Semiconductor photodetector device with short lifetime region Dec. 21, 1993
5260560 Photoelectric transfer device Nov. 9, 1993
5233209 Guard ring structure with graded Be implantation Aug. 3, 1993
5204539 Avalanche photodiode with hetero-periodical structure Apr. 20, 1993
5198682 Multiple quantum well superlattice infrared detector with graded conductive band Mar. 30, 1993
5179430 Planar type heterojunction avalanche photodiode Jan. 12, 1993
5144381 Semiconductor light detector utilizing an avalanche effect and having an improved guard ring structure Sep. 1, 1992
5057891 Planar heterojunction avalanche photodiode Oct. 15, 1991
5001335 Semiconductor photodetector device and method of manufacturing the same Mar. 19, 1991
4984032 Semiconductor photodiode Jan. 8, 1991
4982255 Avalanche photodiode Jan. 1, 1991
4974061 Planar type heterostructure avalanche photodiode Nov. 27, 1990
4949144 Semiconductor photo-detector having a two-stepped impurity profile Aug. 14, 1990
4914494 Avalanche photodiode with central zone in active and absorptive layers Apr. 3, 1990
4876209 Method of making avalanche photodiode Oct. 24, 1989
4857982 Avalanche photodiode with floating guard ring Aug. 15, 1989
4839706 Avalanche photodetector Jun. 13, 1989
4816890 Optoelectronic device Mar. 28, 1989
4814847 Ingaas semiconductor structures Mar. 21, 1989
4783689 Photodiode having heterojunction Nov. 8, 1988
4761383 Method of manufacturing avalanche photo diode Aug. 2, 1988
4740819 Photo semiconductor device Apr. 26, 1988
4729963 Fabrication method for modified planar semiconductor structures Mar. 8, 1988
4729004 Semiconductor photo device Mar. 1, 1988
4701773 Semiconductor device for receiving light Oct. 20, 1987
4700209 Avalanche photodiode and a method of making same Oct. 13, 1987
4656494 Avalanche multiplication photodiode having a buried structure Apr. 7, 1987
4651187 Avalanche photodiode Mar. 17, 1987
4633287 Semiconductor photoelectric conversion device Dec. 30, 1986
4631566 Long wavelength avalanche photodetector Dec. 23, 1986
4599632 Photodetector with graded bandgap region Jul. 8, 1986
4481523 Avalanche photodiodes Nov. 6, 1984
4476477 Graded bandgap multilayer avalanche photodetector with energy step backs Oct. 9, 1984
4473835 Long wavelength avalanche photodetector Sep. 25, 1984

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