Silicon LEDs toward high frequency on-chip link

Kaikai Xu; Lukas W. Snyman; Jean Luc Polleux; Kingsley A. Ogudo; Carlos Viana; Qi Yu; G. P. Li

doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2016.05.025

Silicon LEDs toward high frequency on-chip link

Kaikai Xu
, Lukas W. Snyman
, Jean Luc Polleux
, Kingsley A. Ogudo
, Carlos Viana
, Qi Yu
, G. P. Li

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
University of South Africa
Université Paris-Est
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology

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Abstract

In this paper, the emission of visible light (400-900 nm) by a monolithically integrated silicon p-n junction under reverse bias is presented. It is theoretically deducted that these Si-LEDs can operate in GHz range and provide reliable operation. The modulation of Si-LED is verified using the existing two-dimensional (2-D) models to simulate the vertical and lateral fields. With the help of Monte Carlo and Rsoft BeamPROP simulations, the vertical emission, focusing, refraction, splitting and wave-guiding are optimized in standard CMOS technology at 750 nm wavelength. Since the Si-LEDs, waveguides, and Si-photo-detector can be integrated on a single chip, a small micro-photonic system could be realized in the CMOS integrated circuitry standard platform.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7002-7020
Number of pages	19
Journal	Optik
Volume	127
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2016.05.025
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Electroluminescence
Semiconductor integrated optoelectronics
Silicon LED
Visible-light communication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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