Title :
High-responsivity high-speed and high-power partially depleted absorber waveguide photodiodes with relaxed coupling tolerances
Author :
Demiguel, S. ; Xiaowei Li ; Ning Li ; Hao Chen ; Campbell, Joe C.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Res. Center, Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We reported a partially depleted absorber evanescently coupled waveguide photodiode that achieves 17 mA saturation current, 0.81 A/W responsivity, >50 GHz bandwidth and ±2.0 μm (±1.3 μm) horizontal (vertical) -1 dB coupling tolerances.
Keywords :
optical receivers; optical waveguides; photodetectors; photodiodes; 17 mA; evanescently coupled waveguide photodiode; high-power photodiodes; high-responsivity photodiodes; high-speed photodiodes; partially depleted absorber waveguide photodiodes; relaxed coupling tolerances; Bandwidth; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193148
