We report radiative recombination in the base layer of Type-II InP/GaAsSb/InP double heterojunction bipolar light-emitting transistors (HBLET) operating in the common-emitter configuration. The typical current gain, β, for a 120×120 μm2 emitter area of the HBLET is 38. The optical emission wavelength from a 30 nm GaAs0.51Sb0.49 base is centered at λpeak=1600 nm. Three-port operation of the Type-II HBLET with simultaneously an amplified electrical output and an optical output with signal modulation is demonstrated at 10 kHz.

Topics
Electrical properties and parameters, Heterostructures, Organic light-emitting transistor, Telecommunications engineering, Emission spectroscopy, Semiconductors
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