DocumentCode
712644
Title
Dual-illuminated parallel-fed traveling wave germanium photodetectors
Author
Chia-Ming Chang ; Sinsky, Jeffrey H. ; Po Dong ; De Valicourt, Guilhem ; Young-Kai Chen
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
22-26 March 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We report 4-stage dual-illuminated Ge traveling wave photodetectors (TWPDs). Dual-illumination doubles the optical channels and boosts DC and RF power handling, resulting in a record figure-of-merit of an RF power-bandwidth area density of 0.66 mW-GHz/μm2.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; germanium; lighting; photodetectors; 4-stage dual-illuminated Ge traveling wave photodetector; DC power handling; Ge; RF power handling; RF power-bandwidth area density; TWPD; dual-illuminated parallel-fed traveling wave germanium photodetector; figure-of-merit; optical channel; High-speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical mixing; Optical reflection; Optical saturation; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7122019
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