TRAVELING-WAVE PHOTODETECTORS WITH 172-GHZ BANDWIDTH AND 76-GHZ BANDWIDTH-EFFICIENCY PRODUCT

被引:74
作者
GIBONEY, KS
NAGARAJAN, RL
REYNOLDS, TE
ALLEN, ST
MIRIN, RP
RODWELL, MJW
BOWERS, JE
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
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10.1109/68.376819
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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
Results of the first fabrication and measurement of travelling-wave photodetectors are reported. The devices have bandwidths as high as 172 GHz, the highest reported for a p-i-n photodetector, and bandwidth-efficiency products as large as 76 GHz, the largest reported for any photodetector without gain. Comparisons with vertically illuminated and waveguide photodetectors fabricated on the same wafer establish the superior performance of travelling-wave photodetectors. Microwave loss on the travelling-wave photodetector structure is identified as a bandwidth limitation.
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