Title :
High-speed, monolithic CMOS receivers at 1550nm with Ge on Si waveguide photodetectors
Author :
Masini, Gianlorenzo ; Capellini, Giovanni ; Witzens, Jeremy ; Gunn, Cary
Author_Institution :
Luxtera Inc., Carlsbad
Abstract :
This talk discusses the technological challenges arising from the insertion of a Ge photodetectors step in a CMOS process and the advantages brought by monolithic integration.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; germanium; monolithic integrated circuits; optical receivers; photodetectors; silicon; Ge; Si; monolithic CMOS receivers; monolithic integration; waveguide photodetectors; CMOS process; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Testing; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382674