光纤通信系统中光电探测器可靠性理论

Reliability Theory of Photodetectors for Optical Fiber Communication Systems

本文详细而系统地论述了用于光纤通信系统中光电探测器的可靠性。其主要内容包括:从可靠性考虑器件的设计和制造;器件关键性参数和潜在的失效模式;探测器退化和接收机灵敏度的关系;可靠性基本概念和参数;加速老化试验;寿命试验结果与计算。

Reliability of photodetectors for optical fiber communication systems is reviewed in detail.The following six topics are mainly discussed:Device design and fabrication from the point of view of reliability;Critical parameters of the device and its potential failure modes;Dependence of photodetector degradation on receiver sensitivity;Fundamental concept ane parameters of reliability;Accelerated aging test;Experimental results and computation of the lifetime.