Photo diode

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9715069-B2
Application number	US-201615143148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2016
Priority date	Apr 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed is a photo diode. The photo diode includes: at least two branched waveguides configured to receive beating signals; absorbing layers disposed in vertical directions to the waveguides, and disposed while being spaced apart from distal ends of the waveguides by a predetermined interval; and one or more intermediate layers formed based on the distal ends of the waveguides and disposed with the absorbing layers at upper end of the one or more intermediate layers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A photo diode, comprising:
at least two branched waveguides configured to receive beating signals;
at least two absorbing layers respectively disposed on the at least two waveguides in a vertical direction, each absorbing layer being disposed apart from a distal end of the corresponding waveguide by a predetermined interval, the absorbing layers converting the beating signals into a terahertz continuous wave; and
at least one intermediate layer formed on the waveguides,
wherein the intermediate layer is sandwiched between the waveguides and the absorbing layers.

2. The photo diode of claim 1 , wherein the waveguides, the absorbing layers, and the intermediate layer are disposed so that beating sources input through the waveguides physically have the same length until the beating sources reach the absorbing layers.

3. The photo diode of claim 1 , further comprising:
an antenna that receives currents of a same phase from the at least two absorption layers.

4. The photo diode of claim 3 , further comprising:
a substrate, on which the waveguides, the absorbing layers, the antenna, and the at least one intermediate layer are integrated and disposed.

5. The photo diode of claim 1 , wherein the at least one intermediate layer has larger refractivity than that of the waveguides.

Assignees

• Electronics & Telecommunications Res Inst

Inventors

• Lee Eui Su
• Lee Won Hui
• Park Kyung Hyun

Classifications

• G02B6/4201 Primary

  Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details · CPC title

• H01S5/0262

  Photo-diodes, e.g. transceiver devices, bidirectional devices (H01S5/0265 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01S5/1007

  Branched waveguides · CPC title

• H10F30/10

  the devices being sensitive to infrared radiation, visible or ultraviolet radiation, and having no potential barriers, e.g. photoresistors · CPC title