Back to results
US 2010/0059839 A1Published application
Light receiving element
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorsNorio OKADA, Masaharu Nakaji
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A light receiving element comprises: a photodiode including an optical waveguide, an end surface of the optical waveguide being a light receiving surface of the photodiode; a signal electrode and a bias electrode on a common surface of the photodiode, the signal electrode being connected to an anode of the photodiode, the bias electrode being connected to a cathode of the photodiode; an insulating film on the bias electrode; and a metal electrode on the insulating film.
Claims3
A light receiving element comprising:
- a photodiode including an optical waveguide, an end surface of the optical waveguide being a light receiving surface of the photodiode;
- a signal electrode and a bias electrode on a common surface of the photodiode, the signal electrode being connected to an anode of the photodiode, the bias electrode being connected to a cathode of the photodiode;
- an insulating film on the bias electrode;
- and
- a metal electrode on the insulating film.
2 more elements
A light receiving element comprising:
- a photodiode including an optical waveguide, an end surface of the optical waveguide being a light receiving surface of the photodiode;
- a signal electrode on an upper surface of the photodiode, the signal electrode being connected to an anode of the photodiode;
- an impurity diffused region in the upper surface of the photodiode;
- a bias electrode on the impurity diffused region, the bias electrode being connected to a cathode of the photodiode;
- an insulating film on the impurity diffused region;
- and
- a metal electrode on the insulating film.
4 more elements
A light receiving element comprising:
- a photodiode including an optical waveguide, an end surface of the optical waveguide being a light receiving surface of the photodiode;
- a signal electrode and a bias electrode on a common surface of the photodiode, the signal electrode being connected to an anode of the photodiode, the bias electrode being connected to a cathode of the photodiode;
- a substrate including a reference potential;
- an insulating film on the substrate;
- a metal electrode on the insulating film;
- and
- a wire connecting the bias electrode to the metal electrode.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.