GeSn waveguide photodetectors fabricated by rapid-melt-growth method

Abstract

A GeSn metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetector is fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide by rapid melt growth method. The Sn concentration of the GeSn photodetector is 2 % and shows a larger photo-responsivity by comparing with a pure Ge photodetector at long wavelength. The dark current is 3.7e-7 A at 5.4 V and the operation speed can be as high as 6.2 GHz.