Highly reliable, cost-effective and temperature-stable top-illuminated avalanche photodiode (APD) for 100G inter-datacenter ER4-Lite applications

Jack Jia Sheng Huang, H. S. Chang, Yu Heng Jan, H. S. Chen, C. J. Ni, E. Chou, S. K. Lee, Jin Wei Shi

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Abstract

One of the key enablers for 100G ER4-Lite optical modules is 25G APD photodetector that can be employed in 30-40km optical links for inter-datacenter applications. In this paper, we demonstrate that a cost-effective top-illuminated InGaAs/InAlAs APD photodetector can be manufactured to meet stringent IEEE standard of 100G ER4-Lite. The 25G APD shows high bandwidth, high sensitivity with superb temperature stability of breakdown voltage. The APD photodetector also possesses excellent durability against harsh optical and electrical overload in both burst and continuous modes. Robust reliability performance based on aging conditions of 85-175C has also been achieved with an activation energy of 1.18eV.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPHOTOPTICS 2018 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology
EditorsMaria Raposo, Paulo A. Ribeiro
PublisherSciTePress
Pages119-124
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9789897582868
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, PHOTOPTICS 2018 - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Duration: 25 Jan 201827 Jan 2018

Publication series

NamePHOTOPTICS 2018 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, PHOTOPTICS 2018
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityFunchal, Madeira
Period25/01/1827/01/18

Keywords

  • 100G Datacenter
  • 100Gb/s Ethernet
  • APD Photodetector
  • Avalanche Photodiode
  • ER4
  • IEEE802.3
  • InGaAs/InAlAs APD
  • Top-Illumination APD

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