• DocumentCode
    1793838
  • Title

    10 Gb/s bit error free performance of a monolithic silicon avalanche waveguide-integrated photodetector

  • Author

    Ackert, Jason J. ; Karar, A.S. ; Cartledge, J.C. ; Jessop, Paul E. ; Knights, Andrew P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Bit error free operation of a waveguide-integrated monolithic silicon avalanche photodiode is obtained for 10 Gb/s. The infrared photoresponse is enabled by the 1.8 μm absorption peak of the silicon divacancy defect, introduced via ion implantation.
  • Keywords
    avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; infrared detectors; ion implantation; optical waveguides; photodetectors; silicon; Si; absorption peak; bit error free performance; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; infrared photoresponse; ion implantation; monolithic silicon avalanche waveguide-integrated photodetector; waveguide-integrated monolithic silicon avalanche photodiode; wavelength 1.8 mum; Bit error rate; Detectors; Fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.Th4C.3
  • Filename
    6886827