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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Lawrence C. Gunn, Iii, Encinitas, CA (US);
Thierry J. Pinguet, Cardiff by the Sea, CA (US);
Maxime Jean Rattier, Paris, FR;
Giovanni Capellini, Rome, IT;
Inventors:
Lawrence C. Gunn, III, Encinitas, CA (US);
Thierry J. Pinguet, Cardiff by the Sea, CA (US);
Maxime Jean Rattier, Paris, FR;
Giovanni Capellini, Rome, IT;
Assignee:
Luxtera, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A germanium on silicon waveguide photodetector disposed on a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The photodetector is incorporated into a section of a planar silicon waveguide on the substrate. The photodetector generates an electric current as an infrared optical signal travels through the photodetector.