Analysis on high speed response of a uni-traveling-carrier double hetero-junction phototransistor

In this paper, the positive influence of a uni-traveling-carrier （UTC） structure to ease the contract between the respon- sivity and working speed of the InP-based double hetero-junction phototransistor （DHPT） is illustrated in detail. Different results under electrical bias, optical bias or combined electrical and optical bias are analyzed for an excellent UTC-DHPT performance. The results show that when the UTC-DHPT operates at three-terminal （3T） working mode with combined electrical bias and optical bias in base, it keeps a high optical responsivity of 34.72 A/W and the highest optical transition frequency of 120 GHz. The current gain of the 3T UTC-DHPT under 1.55-μm light illuminations reaches 62 dB. This indicates that the combined base electrical bias and optical bias of 3T UTC-DHPT can make sure that the UTC-DHPT provides high optical current gain and high optical transition frequency simultaneously.