Title :
Integrated Si/Ge photodetectors for the visible to the near infrared
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Halbleitertech., Univ. Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Abstract :
Ge on Si photodetectors increased their speed dramatically. We report about integration concepts of waveguides and modulators/detectors and about Ge/Si detector bandwidths of up to 40 GHz.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium; infrared detectors; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; photodetectors; silicon; Ge-Si; detector bandwidths; frequency 40 GHz; integrated photodetectors; modulators-detectors; near infrared detection; visible detection; waveguides; Circuits; Detectors; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Germanium silicon alloys; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Silicon germanium; Silicon on insulator technology;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347742
