US 7,480,043 B2Granted

Method for analyzing the reliability of optoelectronic elements rapidly

AssigneeSouthern Taiwan University of Technology

InventorYu-Zung Chiou

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Abstract

A method for analyzing the reliability of optoelectronic elements rapidly is described. A plurality of optoelectronic elements are tested and measured by a spectrum analyzer to obtain noise equivalent power (NEP) and peak of noise power spectrum of each optoelectronic element at a frequency. An electrical cycle test is performed by alternately imposing forward bias and reverse bias on the optoelectronic elements with cycles. Then, the spectrum analyzer tests and measures the optoelectronic elements with the electrical cycle test at the frequency to determine whether the NEP and peak of noise power spectrum of the optoelectronic elements with the electrical cycle test are higher than those of optoelectronic elements without the electrical cycle test. Furthermore, the NEP and peak of noise power spectrum of the optoelectronic elements with the electrical cycle test are compared with the statistic standard deviation to obtain the optoelectronic elements having reliability problems.

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A method for analyzing the reliability of optoelectronic elements rapidly, comprising:

(a) performing a first testing and measuring step on a plurality of optoelectronic elements by a spectrum analyzer to obtain noise equivalent power (NEP) and peak of noise power spectrum of each optoelectronic element at a frequency;
(b) alternately applying positive currents and negative currents to the optoelectronic elements to form cycles;
(c) performing a second testing and measuring step on the optoelectronic elements by the spectrum analyzer to obtain noise equivalent power (NEP) and peak of noise power spectrum of each optoelectronic element at the frequency;
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(d) comparing the noise equivalent power (NEP) and the peak of noise power spectrum of each optoelectronic element obtained in the first testing and measuring step with the noise equivalent power (NEP) and the peak of noise power spectrum of each optoelectronic element obtained in the second testing and measuring step, thereby obtaining the optoelectronic elements having reliability problems.

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