Hydrogen-doped germanium nanomembranes
US9955087B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/547
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Photodetectors based on hydrogen-doped, single-crystalline germanium, including waveguide integrated photodetectors for photonic chip applications are provided. Hydrogen doping provides the single-crystalline germanium with increased radiation absorption in the near infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, including at wavelengths of 1550 nm and above.
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