All-silicon photonic crystal photoconductor on silicon-on-insulator at telecom wavelength

Opt Express. 2010 Nov 8;18(23):23965-72. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.023965.

Abstract

We demonstrate an all-silicon photodetector working at telecom wavelength. The device is a simple metal-semiconductor-metal detector fabricated on silicon-on-insulator. A two-dimensional photonic crystal nanocavity (Q=60,000) is used to increase the response that arises from the linear and two-photon absorption of silicon. The responsivity of the detector is about 20 mA/W and its bandwidth is larger than 1 GHz.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't