High-Speed Characteristics of Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode Under Bias-Free Operation

In this letter, we have conducted experiments on a traditional uni-traveling carrier photodiode (UTC-PD) and a previously modified UTC-PD under the zero-bias operational condition and make a comparison between them. The experimental results demonstrate that the modified UTC-PD is benefit to high speed, and the 3-dB bandwidth can achieve 40 GHz even when the active diameter of 14 μm under the zero-bias operation. Besides, based on the modified UTC-PD structure, we make some improvements in the collector to restrain the trend in which the bandwidth attenuated by the increase of photocurrent under the zero bias operation.