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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Lumentum Japan, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Lumentum Japan, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a semiconductor photodiode which achieves a higher response rate in a state in which light receiving sensitivity is maintained. The semiconductor photodiode includes a p-type semiconductor contact layer, an n-type semiconductor contact layer, and a light absorption layer. The light absorption layer includes a first semiconductor absorption layer having a thickness Wd and a p-type second semiconductor absorption layer having a thickness Wp. The first semiconductor absorption layer and the second absorption layer are made of the same composition. The first semiconductor absorption layer is depleted, and the second semiconductor absorption layer maintains an electric charge neutral condition except for a region near an interface with the first semiconductor absorption layer. A relationship between the thickness Wd and the thickness Wp satisfies 0.47≤Wp/(Wp+Wd)≤0.9.