Title :
A corner-illuminated structure PIN photodiode suitable for planar lightwave circuit
Author :
Tanaka, Kazuhiro ; Makiuchi, Masao ; Norimatsu, Masaaki ; Sakurai, Chikara ; Yamamoto, Naoki ; Miura, Kazunori ; Yano, Mitsuhiro
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a novel type InGaAs-InP PIN photodiode suitable for surface-mounting for an optical access network system and demonstrate a high quantum efficiency and coupling efficiency, and large alignment tolerances.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; modules; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibre subscriber loops; p-i-n photodiodes; surface mount technology; InGaAs-InP; InGaAs-InP PIN photodiode; corner-illuminated structure PIN photodiode; coupling efficiency; high quantum efficiency; large alignment tolerances; optical access network system; optical coupling; planar lightwave circuit; surface-mounting; Absorption; Assembly; Circuits; Dark current; Etching; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; PIN photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565098
