Silicon germanium photodetector

作者: Sergey Luryi , John Condon Bean , Thomas Perine Pearsall

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关键词: PhotodetectorCladding (fiber optics)Materials scienceSiliconConductivityOptoelectronicsSilicon-germanium

摘要: This invention embodies a photodector comprising first cladding layer of silicon (e.g. 3) having conductivity type, second 7) type and an interleaved region 5) positioned between the two layers, alternating layers GexSil-x GeySil-x wherein x is greater than 0.0 y less or equal to l.0, l.0.

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