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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eric Y. Chan, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/108 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); G02B 1/11 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/108 (2013.01); G02B 6/4206 (2013.01); H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/02161 (2013.01); H01L 31/02325 (2013.01); H01L 31/022408 (2013.01); H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/1808 (2013.01); H01L 31/1868 (2013.01); G02B 1/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A broad-spectral-bandwidth photodetector designed for use with all types of optical fibers used in different avionics networks and sensors and a process for fabricating such photodetectors. A Schottky barrier photodetector is provided that includes germanium, which has a broad spectral response to light in the ultraviolet to near-infrared range (220 to 1600 nm). The provision of a photodetector having a broad spectral response avoids the use of multiple different types of photodetectors and receivers in an avionics platform with different optical fiber networks and sensors.