Title :
CMOS-compatible Si avalanche photodetectors for microwave photonics applications
Author :
Choi, Woo-Young ; Kang, Hyo-Soon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul
Abstract :
We demonstrate that CMOS-compatible Si avalanche photodetectors (CMOS-APD) are very useful for microwave photonics applications. CMOS-APDs are fabricated with 0.18 mum standard CMOS technology. Using the CMOS-APD, radio-over-fiber systems for IEEE 802.11a WLAN are realized. In addition, fiber-supported 60 GHz self-heterodyne systems are implemented by utilizing the CMOS-APD as a harmonic optoelectronic mixer.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; photodetectors; silicon; Si; avalanche photodetectors; harmonic optoelectronic mixer; microwave photonics applications; radio-over-fiber systems; CMOS technology; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Microwave photonics; Nonlinear optics; Optical receivers; Photodetectors; Virtual reality; Voltage; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610621
