Waveguide-coupled detector in zero-change complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor

Abstract

We report a waveguide-coupled photodetector realized in a standard CMOS foundry without requiring changes to the process flow (zero-change CMOS). The photodetector exploits carrier generation in the silicon-germanium normally utilized as stressor in pFETs. The measured responsivity and 3 dB bandwidth are of 0.023 A/W at a wavelength of 1180 nm and 32 GHz at −1 V bias (18 GHz at 0 V bias). The dark current is less than 10 pA and the dynamic range is larger than 60 dB.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 27, 2015
Source ID
10.1063/1.4927393

Entities

People

  • Jason S. Orcutt
  • Luca Alloatti
  • R. J. Ram
  • S. A. Srinivasan

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics