The photoresponse behavior of semi-insulating GaAs is
investigated. The photocarrier lifetime is discussed and
the influence of surface and contact recombination is
taken into account. Photocurrent-voltage characteristics
have been measured and a mechanism for the gain in terms
of space charge amplification and avalanching is suggested.
The influence of deep...
The optical and electrical characteristics of semi-insulating GaAs photoconductive detectors made with ohmic and Schottky contacts are studied in this thesis. Current - voltage measurements are made both in the dark and under varying power levels of HeNe laser (6328 Å) illumination. DC photocurrent gain is then calculated as a...
The electrical properties of ion-implanted GaAs FET channels
are investigated by two methods. First, the channel current (I) as
a function of voltage (V) is examined at different temperatures and
using different voltage ramp rates. The standard FET I-V curve,
which can be observed on a commercial curve tracer, is...
An important aspect in device technology is the
processing of GaAs to produce highly-resolved etch
patterns on the substrate. This is done typically on the
GaAs(100) surface. Recently, a number of methods, all
using chlorinated vapor reactants, have been applied to
fabrication of GaAs devices. In spite of these
technological...
This thesis reports on the crystal growth, fabrication,
modeling and performance of Graded Index-Separate Confinement
Heterostructure laser diodes which contain pseudomorphic InGaAs as the
active region material. Laser epitaxial layers were grown with
different indium mole-fractions, and a constant InGaAs layer thickness
of 10 nm, on both sides of the...
GaAs MESFETs are widely used in high speed integrated circuits (ICs) and
microwave circuits. Due to the materials and processing methods used in GaAs
MESFET fabrication, deep level traps in the substrate materials have a strong influence
on device performance.
In this work we used the drain current transient characterization...