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Nature Photonics 3, 7 - 8 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.257
Silicon photonics: Look out III–V
Yasunori Tokuda1 & Eiji Yagyu1
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Yasunori Tokuda and Eiji Yagyu are at the Advanced Technology R&D Centre, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Amagasaki, Hyogo 661-8661, Japan.
e-mail: Tokuda.Yasunori@ab.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp
e-mail: Yagyu.Eiji@cb.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp.
Abstract
Optical communication makes good use of sensitive avalanche photodiodes, typically made from group III–V semiconductor compounds. New research shows that silicon may be a viable alternative material for realizing such detectors with better performance.
