Abstract
An etched mesa silicon lateral phototransistor (EMS-LPT) suitable for detecting the light signal from optical channel waveguides has been designed and fabricated. In this paper both n+-p-n+ uniform base and n+-p-p~-n+ double-diffused EMS-LPT's are reported. The photoactive region of the EMS-LPT is highly localized and can be easily coupled either via an evanescent field or to a grating coupler on a channel waveguide. Light coupling, gain, speed, and signal-to-noise ratio of the device are thereby greatly improved. The fabrication techniques of the EMS-LPT's are compatible with those of MOSFET's, permitting integration of multiple EMS-LPT's and MOSFET load transistors to form optically addressed inverters on the same silicon chip. By flip-chip bonding LiNb03 and silicon substrates and coupling LiNb03 channel waveguides to EMS-LPT's via grating couplers, we produce electrooptic switches with optical input and output.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 433-441 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering