Title :
Ge-on-Si photodetectors for optical communications
Author :
Osmond, Johann ; Vivien, Laurent ; Fedeli, Jean-Marc ; Marris-morini, Delphine ; Crozat, Paul ; Damlencourt, Jean-François ; Cassan, Eric ; Lecunff, Y. ; Laval, Suzanne
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale (IEF), Univ. Paris-Sud XI, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Ge-on-Si waveguide integrated photodetectors including Metal-Semiconductor-Metal (MSM), vertical PIN and lateral PIN diodes are reviewed.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; p-i-n diodes; photodetectors; silicon; Ge-Si; lateral PIN diodes; metal-semiconductor-metal diodes; optical communications; photodetectors; waveguide; Bandwidth; Dark current; Diodes; Etching; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical interconnections; Optical noise; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1