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High speed semiconductor photodetector

US6858463B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 2002
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F30/2255

Abstract

The invention is a semiconductor avalanche photodetector including an essentially undoped multiplication layer; a thin, undoped light absorbing layer; and a doped waveguide layer which is separate from the light absorbing layer and is capable of coupling incident light into the light absorbing layer.

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