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光信号を電気信号に変換するアバランシェ光検出器素子、アバランシェ光検出器の使用およびアバランシェ光検出器の製造方法 Download PDFInfo
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【解決手段】光信号を電気信号に変換するアバランシェ光検出器素子であって、入力導波路と、光検出器領域とを備え、光検出器領域は、少なくとも1つの真性領域と、少なくとも1つのpドープ領域と、少なくとも1つのnドープ領域とを備え、ドープ領域および少なくとも1つの真性領域は、PIN接合アバランシェフォトダイオードを形成し、入力導波路および光検出器領域は、入力導波路によって案内された光信号が、光検出器領域の中にPIN接合アバランシェフォトダイオードまで実質的に案内されるように、相互に配置され、PIN接合アバランシェフォトダイオードは、光信号を電気信号に変換し、光検出器領域は、2つ以上のpドープ領域及び/又はnドープ領域を備え、pドープ領域及び/又はnドープ領域は、アレイとして物理的に配置される。
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- 光信号を電気信号に変換するアバランシェ光検出器素子であって、
入力導波路と、光検出器領域とを備え、
光検出器領域は、少なくとも1つの真性領域と、少なくとも1つのpドープ領域と、少なくとも1つのnドープ領域とを備え、
ドープ領域および少なくとも1つの真性領域は、PIN接合アバランシェフォトダイオードを形成し、
入力導波路および光検出器領域は、入力導波路によって案内された光信号が、光検出器領域の中にPIN接合アバランシェフォトダイオードまで実質的に案内されるように、相互に配置され、
PIN接合アバランシェフォトダイオードは、光信号を電気信号に変換し、
光検出器領域は、2つ以上のpドープ領域及び/又はnドープ領域を備え、pドープ領域及び/又はnドープ領域は、アレイとして物理的に配置されているアバランシェ光検出器素子。 - pドープ領域またはnドープ領域のアレイのドープ領域は、少なくとも1つの真性領域によって相互に範囲が画定される請求項1記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子。
- pドープ領域またはnドープ領域のアレイのドープ領域は、0.1ミクロン幅より実質的に小さい請求項1または2記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子。
- 少なくとも1つのアバランシェフォトダイオードは、1より大きい、好ましくはほぼ2より大きい増倍率を有する請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子。
- 光検出器領域は、pドープ領域のアレイと、nドープ領域のアレイとを少なくとも備え、交互に配置したpドープ領域およびnドープ領域のアレイを形成している請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子。
- 得られたアレイは、互いに交互に配列したpドープ領域およびnドープ領域で構成された、少なくとも1つの行および少なくとも1つの列を有する請求項5記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子。
- 隣接したドープ領域が、0.05ミクロン〜0.5ミクロン、好ましくは0.1ミクロン〜0.2ミクロンの画定距離で相互に範囲が画定されている請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子。
- 請求項1〜7のいずれかに記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子を備えた電気回路。
- 光信号は、1.3ミクロン〜1.6ミクロン、好ましくは、1.53ミクロン〜1.56ミクロンの波長を有する光波を含む、請求項1〜7のいずれかに記載のアバランシェ光検出器素子の使用。
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