67 GHz light-trapping-structure germanium photodetector supporting 240 Gb/s PAM-4 transmission

Daigao Chen; Hongguang Zhang; Min Liu; Xiao Hu; Yuguang Zhang; Dingyi Wu; Peiqi Zhou; Siyao Chang; Lei Wang; Xi Xiao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.455291

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