Title :
Ge-on-Si integrated photonics: New tricks from an old semiconductor
Author :
Liu, Jifeng ; Michel, Jurgen ; Kimerling, Lionel C.
Author_Institution :
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
Abstract :
We review recent progress in Ge active photonic devices for electronic-photonic integration on Si, demonstrating new tricks in optoelectronics from this “old” semiconductor material used for the first transistor more than 60 years ago.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium; integrated optoelectronics; photodetectors; reviews; silicon; transistors; Ge-Si; active photonic devices; electronic-photonic integration; integrated photonics; optoelectronics; review; semiconductor; transistor;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698891