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We report the surface degradation mode observed during a bias-temperature (BT) test for InP/InGaAs APD's. Failure analyses using the light-beam-induced current (LIBIC) method clarify that the degradation is caused by local avalanche multiplication in the guard-ring periphery. Based on the analyses, we propose a failure mechanism.
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