Title :
Sub-fF nanophotodetector for efficient waveguide integration
Author :
Going, Ryan ; Kim, Myung-Ki ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We simulate a 33% quantum efficiency, 240 aF germanium photodiode coupled directly to a silicon waveguide. The variation of geometric parameters barely degrades the performance, showing promise for future fabrication.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; silicon; Ge-Si; coupled germanium photodiode; geometric parameters; quantum efficiency; silicon waveguide; sub-fF nanophotodetector; waveguide integration; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Germanium; Optical waveguides; Silicon; germanium photodetector; nanophotodetector; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324098
