Abstract:This work presents a novel integrable silicon photodetector which can only be conceived as part of a monolithic electrophotonic basic structure formed of a silicon light emitter, waveguide and light detector. That is, it cannot operate as a single electronic or photonic device. The detector presents current gain, and photons reach the depletion region straightforward, allowing the detection of low power light produced by silicon light sources currently in use, which is difficult for existing photodetectors. Th… Show more
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