• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 4, 605 (2021)
Yang Shi1、†, De Zhou1、†, Yu Yu*, and Xinliang Zhang
Author Affiliations
  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Yang Shi, De Zhou, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang. 80 GHz germanium waveguide photodiode enabled by parasitic parameter engineering[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(4): 605 Copy Citation Text show less
    Cross-section view and equivalent circuit for a conventional PD.
    Fig. 1. Cross-section view and equivalent circuit for a conventional PD.
    (a) Simulated bandwidth varying with Rs and Lp. (b) Calculated Rs varying with p-type doping concentration.
    Fig. 2. (a) Simulated bandwidth varying with Rs and Lp. (b) Calculated Rs varying with p-type doping concentration.
    (a) 3D schematic of the PD-A. (b) Cross-section of the PD-A with full silicon P++ doping. (c) Microscopic image for the PD-A/B with inductor. (d) Microscopic image for the PD-REF without inductor.
    Fig. 3. (a) 3D schematic of the PD-A. (b) Cross-section of the PD-A with full silicon P++ doping. (c) Microscopic image for the PD-A/B with inductor. (d) Microscopic image for the PD-REF without inductor.
    I-V characteristics of PDs at dark and with light incidence.
    Fig. 4. I-V characteristics of PDs at dark and with light incidence.
    Measured and fitted bandwidth characteristics of Ge PDs.
    Fig. 5. Measured and fitted bandwidth characteristics of Ge PDs.
    TypeSilicon DopingSimulated Inductor
    PD-AP++With 240 pH
    PD-BP+With 300 pH
    PD-REFP+Without
    Table 1. Silicon Doping and Electrode Inductors of Three Kinds of PDs
    TypeResponsivity (A/W)Dark Current (nA)
    PD-A0.896.4
    PD-B1.006.0
    PD-REF1.004.5
    Table 2. Responsivities and Dark Currents of Three Kinds of PDs
    Refs.TypeDark Current (nA)Responsivity (A/W)Bandwidth (GHz)Detectivity (cmHz1/2W1)
    [4]Vertical190.6502.56 × 109
    [5]Vertical30000.75606.85 × 108
    [6]Vertical610.85674.30 × 109
    [7]Lateral40000.81208.94 × 108
    [8]Lateral2.50.72676.78 × 109
    [9]Lateral400.5503.13 × 109
    This workVertical6.40.89801.33 × 1010
    Table 3. Comparison of the High-Speed Waveguide-Coupled Ge PDs
    Yang Shi, De Zhou, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang. 80 GHz germanium waveguide photodiode enabled by parasitic parameter engineering[J]. Photonics Research, 2021, 9(4): 605
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