Title :
Short-wavelength, high-speed, Si-based resonant-cavity photodetector
Author :
Murtaza, S.S. ; Nie, H. ; Campbell, J.C. ; Bean, J.C. ; Peticolas, L.J.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Res. Center, Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report a high-speed (15 GHz) and high-quantum-efficiency (67%) resonant-cavity photodetector with a Si absorbing layer and an asymmetric GeSi-Si Bragg reflector as the bottom mirror.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; optical resonators; photodetectors; reflectivity; semiconductor superlattices; silicon; 15 GHz; 67 percent; GeSi-Si; Si absorbing layer; Si-based resonant-cavity photodetector; asymmetric GeSi-Si Bragg reflector; bottom mirror; high-quantum-efficiency; high-speed; resonant-cavity photodetector; short-wavelength; Electromagnetic wave absorption; High speed optical techniques; Mirrors; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Photonic band gap; Reflectivity; Refractive index; Resonance;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
