• DocumentCode
    1308375
  • Title

    Edge-illuminated refracting-facet photodiode with high responsivity and low-operation voltage

  • Author

    Fukano, H. ; Kozen, A. ; Kato, Kazuhiko ; Nakajima, O.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    12/5/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2346
  • Lastpage
    2348
  • Abstract
    The authors propose a novel edge-illuminated refraction-facet photodiode (RFPD), where the incident light parallel to the upside surface is refracted at an angled facet and absorbed in a thin absorption layer. Fabricated RFPDs with an absorption layer thickness of 1.5 μm show a responsivity as high as 0.96 A/W even at a bias voltage of 0.5 V for a flat-ended singlemode fibre
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; photodiodes; 0.5 V; 1.5 mum; absorption layer thickness; angled facet; bias voltage; edge-illuminated refracting-facet photodiode; flat-ended singlemode fibre; high responsivity; low-operation voltage; planar lightwave circuit; thin absorption layer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19961590
  • Filename
    555970