• 文献标题:   Photo thermal effect graphene detector featuring 105 Gbit s(-1) NRZ and 120 Gbit s(-1) PAM4 direct detection
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MARCONI S, GIAMBRA MA, MONTANARO A, MISEIKIS V, SORESI S, TIRELLI S, GALLI P, BUCHALI F, TEMPL W, COLETTI C, SORIANELLO V, ROMAGNOLI M
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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  • 被引频次:   34
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-021-21137-z
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

One of the main challenges of next generation optical communication is to increase the available bandwidth while reducing the size, cost and power consumption of photonic integrated circuits. Graphene has been recently proposed to be integrated with silicon photonics to meet these goals because of its high mobility, fast carrier dynamics and ultra-broadband optical properties. We focus on graphene photodetectors for high speed datacom and telecom applications based on the photo-thermo-electric effect, allowing for direct optical power to voltage conversion, zero dark current, and ultra-fast operation. We report on a chemical vapour deposition graphene photodetector based on the photo-thermoelectric effect, integrated on a silicon waveguide, providing frequency response >65GHz and optimized to be interfaced to a 50 Omega voltage amplifier for direct voltage amplification. We demonstrate a system test leading to direct detection of 105 Gbit s(-1) non-return to zero and 120 Gbit s(-1) 4-level pulse amplitude modulation optical signals. The fast carrier dynamics and ultra-broadband optical properties of graphene make it suitable for optical communications. Here, the authors demonstrate a photo-thermo-electric graphene photodetector integrated on a Si waveguide featuring 105 Gbit s(-1) non-return to zero and 120 Gbit s(-1) 4-level pulse amplitude modulation direct detection.