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American Institute of Physics, Applied Physics Letters, 13(98), p. 131112
DOI: 10.1063/1.3574539
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Ge/SiGe multiple quantum well photodiode with 30 GHz bandwidth
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Giovanni Isella ,
Daniel Chrastina,
Xavier Le Roux,
Xavier Le Roux,
Samson Edmond,
Eric Cassan,
Jean-René Coudevylle,
Laurent Vivien
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Abstract
We demonstrate high speed Ge/SiGe multiple quantum wells photodiodes using a surface-illuminated vertical p-i-n structure. The device, with a mesa diameter of 12 μm, exhibits a low dark current of 231 nA at −1 V bias. An optical bandwidth of 10 and 26 GHz is measured at −1 and −4 V reverse bias, respectively, and reaches over 30 GHz at a reverse bias of −7 V. These results prove the suitability of Ge/SiGe multiple quantum well structures for high performance optoelectronic devices required for optical interconnection applications.