Title :
Germanium photodetectors in silicon photonics
Author :
Ishikawa, Yasuhiko ; Osaka, Jiro ; Wada, Kazumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Near-infrared photodiodes using Ge on Si are presented. Applications of Ge to optical modulators and light emitters are also discussed, showing Ge as an enabler to integrate active photonic devices on a Si platform.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical modulation; photodetectors; photodiodes; Ge; Si; near-infrared photodiodes; optical modulators; photodetectors; silicon photonics; Germanium; Integrated optics; Light emitting diodes; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Photonics; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343099
