The silicon lateral trench detector in multi-Gb/s receiver systems

Using a simple model based on a parallel plate approximation it was shown that a PIN receiver can out-perform an LTD analog but that the advantages of monolithic integration can in many cases make up for that difference. For bandwidths in excess of 3GHz, the cost advantages of a monolithic silicon technology make the LTD detector of choice in many applications especially for short haul speed links for computer interconnects.