Monolithic OEIC photoreceivers for a broad spectrum of applications

Summary form only given. More than fifteen years since the first Optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC) photoreceivers have come a long way and are today the most widely researched subject worldwide. The multiplicity of devices (both photodetectors and phototransistors) available in the InP material system, combined with the flexibility of epitaxial crystal growth has resulted in several excellent implementations of high-performance OEIC photoreceivers. With the growth of the fiber-to-the-home market, there is expected to be a large demand for photonic components, and the monolithic photoreceiver has the performance and the capability to satisfy the requirements for this application. The strongest feature of monolithic integration is in realizing replicas of the same circuit with high yield. This is particularly attractive for optical communication systems.