Asymmetric twin-waveguide (ATG) technology wherein active and passive devices are formed in two separate waveguides, and light is coupled between them via a lateral taper, has proven to be a versatile integration platform for photonic integrated circuits. Here, we demonstrate a /spl lambda/=1.55 /spl mu/m wavelength, high-speed, high-efficiency photodetector made by integrating a spot-size converter with an evanescently coupled In/sub 0.53/Ga/sub 0.47/As absorption region. While several versions of waveguide photodetectors have been proposed to overcome the bandwidth-efficiency trade-off, the ATG design provides a simple means of fabrication with the possibility of monolithically integrating detectors with other optical components such as semiconductor optical amplifiers and in-plane waveguide filters.


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    Title :

    High quantum efficiency, 40 GHz InGaAs twin waveguide PIN photodetectors


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    Publication date :

    2001-01-01


    Size :

    200121 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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