Title :
10 Gb/s monolithically integrated optical waveguide and pin photodetector for WDM applications
Author :
Hsu, Shih-Hsiang ; Cho, Pak S. ; Tabatabael, S.A. ; Johnson, F.G. ; King, Oliver ; Hryniewicz, John V. ; Lowry, C.W. ; Chen, Y.J. ; Stone, D.R.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
An AlGaAs-GaAs waveguide is coupled to an InGaAs PIN photodetector by a total internal reflector and polyimide process. This device achieved 10 GHz 3-dB bandwidth (error-free 10 Gb/s) and is suitable for OC-192 WDM receiver module applications
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; modules; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 GHz; 10 Gbit/s; AlGaAs-GaAs; AlGaAs-GaAs waveguide; Gb/s monolithically integrated optical waveguide; InGaAs; InGaAs PIN photodetector; OC-192 WDM receiver module; WDM applications; pin photodetector; polyimide process; total internal reflector; Coplanar waveguides; Detectors; Etching; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Integrated optics; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732515
