Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-line germanium avalanche photodetector
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Application No.: US14730932Application Date: 2015-06-04
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Publication No.: US09196764B2Publication Date: 2015-11-24
- Inventor: Andrew TS Pomerene , Vu A. Vu , Robert L. Kamocsai
- Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NH Nashua
- Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Nashua
- Agency: Global IP Services
- Agent Daniel J. Long; Prakash Nama
- Main IPC: G02B6/42
- IPC: G02B6/42 ; H01L31/18 ; H01L31/02 ; H01L21/02 ; H01L31/0232
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a photodetector including growing a quantity of germanium within an optical pathway of a waveguide. The detection of a current caused by an interaction between the optical signal and the germanium is used to indicate the presence of an optical signal passing through the waveguide.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150270414A1 IN-LINE GERMANIUM AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTOR Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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