Optics Letters · 2002 · 59 citations · 10 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringElectronic MaterialsOptoelectronicsSemiconductor DevicesDetector EfficiencyInfrared DetectorsOptical DetectorsPhotodetectorsPhotonic Integrated CircuitsSemiconductor DetectorsAvalanche Photodiode DetectorsAvalanche PhotodiodesPhoton DetectorsPhoton-counting DetectorsResponse TimeSilicon DetectorsSilicon Infrared DetectorsSilicon Photodiodes
An enhancement of the infrared detection efficiency of Si photon-counting detectors by inclusion of SiGe absorbing layers has been demonstrated for what is believed to be the first time. An improvement of 30 times in detection efficiency at a wavelength of 1210 nm compared with that of an all-Si structure operated under identical conditions has been measured. The Si/Si(0.7)Ge(0.3) device is capable of room-temperature operation and has a response time of less than 300 ps.
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Photon counting techniques with silicon avalanche photodiodes
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