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 # photodetectors
 MUTC Photodetector Dataset
+This dataset lists four performance metrics of MUTC photodetectors with 17 layers. 
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+* Columns: *
+phasenoise : true phasenoise of the photodetector (Unit: dBc/Hz)	
+phasenoise_15mA	: hypothetical phasenoise of the photodetector if the output current was equal to 15 mA (Unit: dBc/Hz)	
+current	: average current of the photodetector (Unit: mA)
+IR_max	: maximum value of the impulse response of the photodetector
+decay_time: the time it takes for the impulse response to decay from its maximum value to 1% of that maximum value (Unit: ns)
+t1 ... t17 : thickness each layer (Unit: nm)
+d1 ... d17 : doping concentration of each layer (Unit: cm^-3)