Chin. Phys. Lett.  2011, Vol. 28 Issue (7): 074216    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/28/7/074216
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Photocurrent Effect in Reverse-Biased p-n Silicon Waveguides in Communication Bands
ZHAO Yong, XU Chao, WANG Wan-Jun, ZHOU Qiang, HAO Yin-Lei, YANG Jian-Yi, WANG Ming-Hua, JIANG Xiao-Qing**
Department of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027
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ZHAO Yong, XU Chao, WANG Wan-Jun et al  2011 Chin. Phys. Lett. 28 074216
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Abstract The photocurrent effect in reverse biased p-n silicon waveguides at wavelength 1550 nm is experimentally investigated. The photocurrent, which is mainly related to surface-state absorption, defect-state absorption and/or two-photon absorption, is more than 0.08 µA/mm under 8 V reverse biasing and 0.75 mW irradiation. The responsivity of a silicon waveguide with length of 4500 µm achieves 0.5 mA/W. Moreover, the enhancement of the photocurrent effect under the electric field is discussed.
Keywords: 42.82.-m      42.82.Et      85.60.Gz     
Received: 24 March 2011      Published: 29 June 2011
PACS:  42.82.-m (Integrated optics)  
  42.82.Et (Waveguides, couplers, and arrays)  
  85.60.Gz (Photodetectors (including infrared and CCD detectors))  
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