High-reliability InAlGaAs/InAlAs superlattice avalanche photodiodes for 2.5-10 Gbit/s applications

Summary form only given. In summary, a lifetime over 1.0/spl times/10/sup 5/ hours at 50/spl deg/C was attained by the simple mesa-structure InAlGaAs-InAlAs superlattice avalanche photodiodes (SLAPDs) for the first time. This lifetime is in a sufficient level for 2.5-10 Gbit/s high-speed LAN and data-link applications.