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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hitoshi Nakamura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shoichi Hanatani, Kodaira, JP;
Shigehisa Tanaka, Kunitachi, JP;
Tsukuru Ohtoshi, Kokubunji, JP;
Koji Ishida, Musashino, JP;
Yausunobu Matsuoka, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257 21 ; 257186 ;
Abstract
A superlattice APD includes light absorption layer for generating carriers by absorbing light, a multiplication layer for multiplying the carriers, and a pair of electrodes for driving the carriers. The multiplication layer includes a superlattice structure with a well layer less than 10 nm in thickness and a barrier layer more than 10 nm and less than 20 nm in thickness deposited in alternate layers.