摘要:
The light-guiding structure includes a waveguide structure that comprises a substrate and a low refractive index underclad material. The waveguide structure is oxidized to form an oxidized layer on a surface of the waveguide structure. The oxidized layer is isotropically etched after the reaction-limited oxidation regime is approaching the diffusion-limited regime and repeatedly oxidized and etched so that the waveguide structure is continuously oxidized in the reaction-limited regime, reducing the overall time of oxidation and volume of oxidized material so that the waveguide structure has its sidewall roughness reduced efficiently enabling high transmission rates of guided light.
摘要:
A SiGe or Ge structure comprises a substrate and a SiGe or Ge layer that is formed on a first surface of the substrate. A silicidation or germanide layer is formed on a second surface of the substrate so to increase the tensile strain of the SiGe or Ge layer on the first surface.
摘要:
A phototransistor includes an emitter and a base that comprises Ge. A collector comprises Si. The base, emitter, and collector form at least one Si/Ge heterojunction allowing the unpinning of Fermi energy level (EF) of the phototransistor.
摘要:
A system is disclosed for providing electrical power responsive to solar energy. The system includes a Si cell, an AlGaAs cell, and a Ge cell. The Si cell is for providing electrical power responsive to solar energy within a first frequency range. The AlGaAs cell is coupled to a first side of the Si cell, and is for providing electrical power responsive to solar energy within a second frequency range. The Ge cell is coupled to a second side of the Si cell, and the Ge cell provides electrical power responsive to solar energy within a third frequency range.
摘要:
An optical grating is disposed on a waveguide to redirect light from the interior of the waveguide through the opposite side of the waveguide from the grating. In one embodiment the waveguide, the grating, and an optical sensor are combined in a single monolithic structure. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is directly connected to the waveguide in the region of the grating. In still another embodiment, efficiency of the grating is improved by having a high index contrast between the refractive index of the grating and the refractive index of the cladding disposed over the grating, and by having an appropriately sized discontinuity in the grating.
摘要:
An optical device includes at least two photonic bandgap crystal (PBG) stacks that are each comprised of alternating layers of high and low index materials. A defect region is formed in a cavity region between the at least two photonic bandgap crystal stacks so as to provide the properties needed to reflect light received by the optical device.
摘要:
A photodetector device includes a plurality of Ge epilayers that are grown on a substrate and annealed in a defined temperature range. The Ge epilayers form a tensile strained Ge layer that allows the photodetector device to operate efficiently in the C-band and L-band.
摘要:
A high-quality GaAs-type crystal thin film using an inexpensive Si wafer with good thermal release characteristics is achieved. Provided is a semiconductor wafer comprising a single-crystal Si wafer; an insulating layer that has an open region and that is formed on the wafer; a Ge layer that is epitaxially grown on the wafer in the open region; and a GaAs layer that is epitaxially grown on the Ge layer, wherein the Ge layer is formed by (i) placing the wafer in a CVD reaction chamber that can create an ultra-high vacuum low-pressure state, (ii) performing a first epitaxial growth at a first temperature at which raw material gas can thermally decompose, (iii) performing a second epitaxial growth at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature, (iv) performing a first annealing, at a third temperature that is loss than a melting point of Ge, on epitaxial layers formed by the first and second epitaxial growths, and (v) performing a second annealing at a fourth temperature that is lower than the third temperature. The Ge layer may he formed by repeating the first annealing and the second annealing a plurality of times, and the insulating layer may be a silicon oxide layer.
摘要:
An on-chip amplifier includes first element that curtails the velocity of an incoming light to the amplifier. A second element is doped so as to make the frequency of the incoming light equal to the electron frequency in order to allow for electron-photon wave interaction, so that when current flows through the amplifier, electron power is transferred to the incoming light, resulting in amplification of the incoming light.
摘要:
A waveguide-semiconductor coupling device includes a waveguide structure that includes a multimode interferometer (MMI) structure so as to minimize the reflections of TE modes in the coupling device. A mesa structure is coupled to the waveguide structure so as to minimize the reflections of TM modes in the coupling device.