Title :
Monolithic integration of distributed traveling-wave photodetectors with polymer optical waveguide
Author :
Kim, Junghwan ; Johnson, W.B. ; Kanakaraju, S. ; Calhoun, L.C. ; Herman, W.N. ; Cao, W.L. ; Lee, Chi H.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We have proposed and demonstrated monolithic distributed MSM photodetectors with polymer optical waveguide. The responsivity of 0.45 A/W is achieved using leaky wave coupling from BCB polymer waveguide to MSM photodetector.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; integrated optoelectronics; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; photodetectors; distributed traveling-wave photodetectors; leaky wave coupling; monolithic distributed MSM; polymer optical waveguide; responsivity; Bandwidth; Coplanar waveguides; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Semiconductor waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202348
