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US 6,074,892 AGranted
Semiconductor hetero-interface photodetector
AssigneeCiena Corporation
InventorsJohn E. Bowers, Aaron R. Hawkins
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Abstract
By using wafer fusion, various structures for photodetectors and photodetectors integrated with other electronics can be achieved. The use of silicon as a multiplication region and III-V compounds as an absorption region create photodetectors that are highly efficient and tailored to specific applications. Devices responsive to different regions of the optical spectrum, or that have higher efficiencies are created.
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A method for creating a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) photodetector, comprising the steps of:
- (a)(i) growing a first mirror on a bottom of a substrate;
- (ii) growing an absorbing layer having a first lattice constant on the first mirror:
- (iii) fusing a multiplication layer having a second lattice constant to a top of the substrate opposite to the first mirror, to form the wavelength division multiplexing photodetector, and thereby to permit a current to effectively pass between the absorbing layer and the multiplication layer;
- (b)(i) growing a second mirror on a second substrate;
- (ii) growing a cavity length layer on the second mirror;
- (c) selectively etching the cavity length layer such that the depth of the cavity length layer has more than one depth along a length of the cavity length layer;
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- (d) fusing the cavity length layer to the multiplication layer.
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