Waveguide-based type-II heterostructure photodiode on InAs substrate with broad wavelength range photoresponse

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1358-1360

  Giehl, Alexander R ^a   Gumbel, Michael ^a   Schwender, Carsten ^a   Herhammer, Norbert ^a   Fouckhardt, Henning ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infrared detectors; Integrated optoelectronics; Photodiodes; Waveguides

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; INFRARED DETECTORS; INFRARED RADIATION; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES; TEMPERATURE;

BROAD WAVELENGTH RANGE; MID INFRARED RADIATION; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTORESPONSE; VISIBLE INFRARED RADIATION; WAVEGUIDE CORE;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 2442689274     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.825985     Document Type: Article

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