High-Performance Ultrafast Photodetectors
Abstract
This project concentrates on the design, fabrication and characterization of compound semiconductor photodetectors in various material systems operating at near-IR wavelengths. We utilize resonant cavity enhanced (RCE) detection scheme to optimize speed and responsivity of photodetectors. It is also desirable to combine multiple functions in a single photodetector structure. In addition to wavelength selectivity of RCE photodetectors, we have demonstrated that RCE detectors vertically integrated with one-pass detectors can be used for polarization sensing. We have fabricated RCE photodetectors working at 800 to 900 nm wavelength range with record bandwidth-efficiency products. RCE Schottky photodiodes with 100 GHz bandwidth, p-i-n photodiodes with 50 GHz bandwidth and near-unity quantum efficiency have been demonstrated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA373824
Entities
People
- M. S. Ünlü
Organizations
- Boston University