Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 8, 1956(2022)
Three-terminal germanium-on-silicon avalanche photodiode with extended p-charge layer for dark current reduction
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Xiaobin Liu, Xuetong Li, Yuxuan Li, Yingzhi Li, Zihao Zhi, Min Tao, Baisong Chen, Lanxuan Zhang, Pengfei Guo, Guoqiang Lo, Xueyan Li, Fengli Gao, Bonan Kang, Junfeng Song, "Three-terminal germanium-on-silicon avalanche photodiode with extended p-charge layer for dark current reduction," Photonics Res. 10, 1956 (2022)
Category: Silicon Photonics
Received: Dec. 22, 2021
Accepted: Jun. 13, 2022
Published Online: Jul. 27, 2022
The Author Email: Junfeng Song (songjf@jlu.edu.cn)