REGROWTH-FREE WAVE-GUIDE-INTEGRATED PHOTODETECTOR WITH EFFICIENT TOTAL-INTERNAL-REFLECTION COUPLING

被引:9
作者
BOSSI, DE
ADE, RW
BASILICA, RP
BERAK, JM
机构
[1] United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford
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10.1109/68.195992
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel technique utilizing an etched total-internal-reflection mirror for vertical waveguide-to-photodetector coupling is described. 83% quantum efficiency and 5-GHz bandwidth are achieved at lambda = 0.84 mum in a GaAs MSM photodetector illuminated by a low-loss (0.5 dB/cm) AlGaAs double-heterostructure (DH) waveguide. A significant advantage of total-internal-reflection coupling is its compatibility with the integration of low-loss active DH waveguide components without requiring epitaxial regrowth. Furthermore, this coupling technique is independent of both optical wavelength and polarization, and permits efficient waveguide coupling to extremely small-area photodetectors.
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页码:166 / 169
页数:4
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