Monolithic Ge/Si avalanche photodiodes

We demonstrate mesa-type and waveguide-type Ge/Si avalanche photodiodes both with high performances. The gain-bandwidth product was measured as high as 340GHz and the receiver sensitivity was −28dBm and −30.4dBm for mesa-and waveguide-type devices, respectively.

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