A novel parallelly-fed traveling wave photodetector with integrated MMI power splitter

Author

Murthy, S. ; Jung, T. ; Chau, T. ; Wu, M.C. ; Sivco, D.L. ; Cho, A.Y.

Author_Institution

California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

7-10 March 2000

Firstpage

281

Abstract

We present a novel velocity matched distributed photodetector (VMDP) with an integrated power splitter to achieve high saturation current. A multimode interference power splitter is used to distribute power equally to the individual detectors of the device, thus increasing the heat induced damage limit. The device is made of MSM type diodes.

Keywords

integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; light interference; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; photodetectors; MSM type diodes; heat induced damage limit; high saturation current; individual detectors; integrated MMI power splitter; integrated power splitter; multimode interference; multimode interference power splitter; parallelly-fed traveling wave photodetector; power distribution; velocity matched distributed photodetector; Absorption; Bandwidth; Detectors; Optical device fabrication; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-630-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2000.868312

Filename

868312