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    • Optoelectronics
    • Semiconductor Devices

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    • Advanced optoelectronic hybrid chips require high-performance photodetectors.
    • Existing silicon avalanche photodiodes (Si-APDs) often suffer from high breakdown voltages, limiting CMOS compatibility.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel lateral avalanche photodiode (APD) with low breakdown voltage and high bandwidth.
    • To demonstrate its potential for integration into future large-scale advanced optoelectronic hybrid chips and CMOS-based LIDAR.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate.
    • Incorporated a separation absorption multiplier (SAM) structure.
    • Fabricated and compared device arrays with varying absorption and avalanche region sizes.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a high gain of 148.
    • Demonstrated a minimum breakdown voltage of 6.1 V, the lowest reported for Si-APD.
    • Successfully mitigated edge breakdown issues using an ultra-thin top silicon and lateral SAM structure.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed lateral APD is compatible with low-voltage CMOS technology.
    • The device shows significant potential for CMOS process-based LIDAR chips.
    • This novel APD design addresses key limitations of existing Si-APDs.