Title :
InP-Based High-Speed Photodetectors
Author :
Beling, Andreas ; Campbell, Joe C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Abstract :
This paper provides an overview on recent advances of InP-based photodetectors for high-speed fiber-optic applications, with emphasis on evanescently coupled waveguide photodiodes, balanced receivers, and distributed traveling wave photodetectors.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; photodetectors; photodiodes; InP; balanced receiver; distributed traveling wave photodetector; high-speed fiber-optic application; photonic integrated circuit; waveguide photodiode; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical transmitters; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Photonic integrated circuits; Balanced photodetector; InP; photodiode; photonic integrated circuit; traveling wave photodetector;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2008.2008399
