Edge receptive photodetector devices
US6064782A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F77/407
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is a photodetector device and a lightguide circuit incorporating the device. The photodetector device includes a semiconductor region for absorbing light which is incident on an edge surface of the device. The region above the absorbing region is narrow at the edge and fans out in the direction of light propagation in the device.
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