title: Spectral supralinearity of silicon photodiodes in visible light due to surface recombination.
abstract: Spectral supralinearity of silicon photodiodes in visible light was investigated. The experimental spectral supralinearity results were compared with the calculation results using a device simulator, PC1D that includes the front surface recombination parameters, and these comparison results were in reasonable agreement for a silicon photodiode. These comparison results show that supralinearity in visible light clearly occurs with a front surface charge density of more than 1012cm-2and the included parameters are adequate for quantitatively predicting the internal quantum efficiency of silicon photodiodes.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Kuniaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amemiya
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: Daiji
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fukuda