Title :
Silicon-metal waveguide as a high efficiency Schottky detector for telecom wavelengths
Author :
Goykhman, Ilya ; Desiatov, Boris ; Khurgin, J. ; Shappir, Joseph ; Levy, Uriel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract :
We demonstrate an integrated on-chip compact and high efficiency Schottky detector for telecom wavelengths based on silicon metal waveguide. Detection is based on the internal photoemission process. Theory and experimental results are discussed.
Keywords :
Schottky barriers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical sensors; photoemission; semiconductor-metal boundaries; silicon; Si; high efficiency Schottky detector; integrated on-chip compact; internal photoemission process; silicon-metal waveguide; telecom wavelengths; Detectors; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
