Waveguide-integrated InP-InGaAs-InAlGaAs MSM photodetector with very-high vertical-coupling efficiency

被引:8
作者
Kollakowski, S [1 ]
Bottcher, EH [1 ]
Lemm, C [1 ]
Strittmatter, A [1 ]
Bimberg, D [1 ]
Krautle, H [1 ]
机构
[1] DEUTSCH TELEKOM AG,FTZ,INTEGRIERTE OPTOELEKTRON,D-64295 DARMSTADT,GERMANY
关键词
high-speed devices; InP; InGaAs; InAlGaAs; MSM devices; photodetectors; semiconductor waveguides;
D O I
10.1109/68.559400
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report on a novel implementation of long-wavelength vertically-coupled waveguide-integrated metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) InGaAs photodetectors which results in a significantly improved guide-to-absorber coupling efficiency. By employing an In0.53Al0.3Ga0.16As buried strip waveguide embedded in InP, a coupling length of only 20 mu m is sufficient to obtain an internal quantum efficiency greater than 95%. Moreover, the photoresponse is found to be virtually independent of the polarization state of Light coupled into the input waveguide, The device parameters agree with the results of eigenmode calculations.
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页码:496 / 498
页数:3
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