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US 5168069

ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DEVICES USING SEMI-INSULATING LAYERS

Assignee

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, A CORP. OF MA

Filed

Feb 17, 1989

Granted

Dec 1, 1992

Location

Cambridge MA (Draper Lab/MIT)

Abstract

An ultra-high-speed photoconductive device is described which comprises a homoepitaxial semi-insulating III-V layer, or body, upon which ohmic/conductive contacts, or strips, separated by a small gap, are formed. The semi-insulating body, or layer, is produced by low temperature growth of III-V compounds by MBE. In a GaAs embodiment, the layer is grown under arsenic stable growth conditions, at a substrate temperature preferably in the range of 150 DEG to about 300 DEG C.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 30, 1989

Rescinded

Nov 29, 1989

Duration

5 months

Inventor

  • 1FRANK W. SMITH

Sensitive facility: Cambridge MA (Draper Lab/MIT)

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