Title :
Evanescently-coupled avalanche photodiodes integrating a short multimode waveguide for high-responsivity and high- speed applications
Author :
Demiguel, Stephane ; Zheng, Xinngusng ; Li, Ning ; Li, Xiaowei ; Campbell, Joe C. ; Decobert, Jean ; Tscherptner, Nadine ; Anselm, Alex
Author_Institution :
Microelectronics Res. Center, Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate evanescently-coupled avalanche photodiodes utilizing a planar short multimode waveguide. These devices exhibit high-responsivity (> 0.62 A/W at unit gain), broad bandwidth (34.8 GHz at low gain) and 160 GHz gain-bandwidth product.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; photodetectors; 34.8 GHz; broad bandwidth; evanescently-coupled avalanche photodiodes; gain-bandwidth product; planar short multimode waveguide; responsivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
