Slab-coupled optical waveguide photodiode
May 4, 2008
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CLEO-QELS, 2008 Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conf., 4-9 May 2008.
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Summary
We report the first high-current photodiode based on the slab-coupled optical waveguide concept. The device has a large mode (5.8 x 7.6 um) and ultra-low optical confinement ([] ~ 0.05%), allowing a 2-mm absorption length. The maximum photocurrent obtained was 250 mA (R = 0.8-A/W) at 1.55 um.