Title :
Zero-dark current operation of a metal-graphene-metal photodetector at 10 Gbit/s data rate
Author :
Mueller, Thomas ; Xia, Fengnian ; Avouris, Phaedon
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We demonstrate detection of an optical bit stream at 10 GBit/s data rate using a novel metal-graphene-metal photodetector. Utilizing an asymmetric metallization scheme allows zero-dark current operation, despite the fact that graphene is a semi-metal.
Keywords :
Atom optics; Atomic layer deposition; Electrodes; Fingers; Optical detectors; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Photonics; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
