Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 4, 605(2021)

80 GHz germanium waveguide photodiode enabled by parasitic parameter engineering

Yang Shi1、†, De Zhou1、†, Yu Yu*, and Xinliang Zhang
Author Affiliations
  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Dec. 8, 2020

    Accepted: Feb. 7, 2021

    Published Online: Apr. 6, 2021

    The Author Email: Yu Yu (yuyu@mail.hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.416887

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