• DocumentCode
    1481971
  • Title

    Silicon Waveguide Integrated Germanium JFET Photodetector With Improved Speed Performance

  • Author

    Wang, Jian ; Yu, Mingbin ; Lo, Guoqiang ; Kwong, Dim-Lee ; Lee, Sungjoo

  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    765
  • Lastpage
    767
  • Abstract
    This letter reports our recent results on the high-speed silicon-waveguided germanium junction-field-effect-transistor (JFET)-based photodetector. Although the Ge layer´s footprint on wafer is as small as 2 μm × 2 μm, low standby current (0.5 μA at 1 V), high responsivity (642 mA/W), and high speed (8 GHz) are achieved. The reported Ge JFET is a promising solution for photodetector´s further scaling-down.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; germanium; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; junction gate field effect transistors; optical waveguides; photodetectors; silicon; Si-Ge; high-speed silicon waveguide; integrated germanium JFET photodetector; junction-field-effect-transistor; layer footprint; speed performance; standby current; voltage 1 V; Bandwidth; Dark current; Germanium; JFETs; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Silicon; Germanium; junction field-effect-transistor (JFET); photodetector;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2011.2132794
  • Filename
    5739506