Silicon compatible integrated light communicator
US7875522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10H29/10
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various methods and devices are implemented using efficient silicon compatible integrated light communicators. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device is implemented for communicating light, such as by detecting, modulating or emitting light. The device has a silicon-seeding location, an insulator layer and a second layer on the insulator layer. The second layer includes a silicon-on-insulator region and an active region surrounded by the silicon-on-insulator region and connected to the silicon-seeding location. The active region includes a single-crystalline germanium-based material that extends from the silicon-seeding location through a passageway with a cross-sectional area that is sufficiently small to mitigate crystalline growth defects. The single-crystalline germanium-based material is physically coupled to the insulating layer such that the insulating layer introduces a high tensile strain to the germanium-based material, and a more specific aspect is directed to an SOI implementation.
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