Research Advances of High Speed Photodetectors (Invited)

Zhipeng Liu; Zhi Liu; Buwen Cheng

doi:10.3788/AOS240939

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 15, 1513008(2024)

Research Advances of High Speed Photodetectors (Invited)

Zhipeng Liu^1,2, Zhi Liu^1,2、*, and Buwen Cheng^1,2、**

¹Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China

²College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Apr. 29, 2024

Accepted: Jun. 24, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

The Author Email: Zhi Liu (zhiliu@semi.ac.cn), Buwen Cheng (cbw@semi.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240939

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240939

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