All-Si photodetector for telecommunication wavelength based on subwavelength grating structure and critical coupling

Alireza Taghizadeh, Aref Rasoulzadeh Zali, Il Sug Chung, Mohammad Kazem Moravvej-Farshi

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Abstract

We propose an efficient planar all-Si internal photoemission photodetector operating at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm and numerically investigate its optical and electrical properties. The proposed polarization-sensitive detector is composed of an appropriately engineered subwavelength grating structure topped with a silicide layer of nanometers thickness as an absorbing material. It is shown that a nearly-perfect light absorption is possible for the thin silicide layer by its integration to the grating resonator. The absorption is shown to be maximized when the critical coupling condition is satisfied. Simulations show that the external quantum efficiency of the proposed photodetector with a 2-nm-thick PtSi absorbing layer at the center wavelength of 1550 nm can reach up to ∼60%.

Original languageEnglish
Article number095019
JournalA I P Advances
Volume7
Issue number9
ISSN2158-3226
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2017

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