Title :
Planar short-multimode waveguide evanescently-coupled balanced photodetectors with fully depleted and partially depleted absorber
Author :
Li, Ning ; Demiguel, Stephane ; Chen, Hao ; Zhang, Xiaobing ; Campbell, Joe C. ; Wei, Jian ; Lu, Hanfei ; Anselm, Alex
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Res. Center, Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We report short-multimode waveguide evanescently-coupled balanced photodetectors with fully-depleted (PIN) and partially-depleted (PDA) absorber. These devices have the advantages of broad bandwidth, high saturation current, simple fabrication technology and potential high responsivity.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical planar waveguides; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; PDA; PIN photodiode; evanescently-coupled balanced photodetector; fabrication technology; fully-depleted absorber; partially-depleted absorber; planar short-multimode waveguide; saturation current; Bandwidth; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Planar waveguides; Stimulated emission; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192532
