High performance waveguide-coupled Ge-on-Si linear mode avalanche photodiodes

Martinez, Nicholas J. D.; Derose, Christopher T.; Brock, Reinhard W.; Starbuck, Andrew L.; Pomerene, Andrew T.; Lentine, Anthony L.; Trotter, Douglas C.; Davids, Paul S.

doi:10.1364/OE.24.019072

Title: High performance waveguide-coupled Ge-on-Si linear mode avalanche photodiodes

Journal Article · Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Optics Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.24.019072· OSTI ID:1326061

Martinez, Nicholas J. D. ^[1]; Derose, Christopher T. ^[1]; Brock, Reinhard W. ^[1]; Starbuck, Andrew L. ^[1]; Pomerene, Andrew T. ^[1]; Lentine, Anthony L. ^[1]; Trotter, Douglas C. ^[1]; Davids, Paul S. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Here, we present experimental results for a selective epitaxially grown Ge-on-Si separate absorption and charge multiplication (SACM) integrated waveguide coupled avalanche photodiode (APD) compatible with our silicon photonics platform. Epitaxially grown Ge-on-Si waveguide-coupled linear mode avalanche photodiodes with varying lateral multiplication regions and different charge implant dimensions are fabricated and their illuminated device characteristics and high-speed performance is measured. We report a record gain-bandwidth product of 432 GHz for our highest performing waveguide-coupled avalanche photodiode operating at 1510nm. Bit error rate measurements show operation with BER< 10^–12, in the range from –18.3 dBm to –12 dBm received optical power into a 50 Ω load and open eye diagrams with 13 Gbps pseudo-random data at 1550 nm.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1326061

Report Number(s):: SAND-2016-8357J; OPEXFF; 647399

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Vol. 24, Issue 17; ISSN 1094-4087

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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