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Effective carrier sweepout in a silicon waveguide by a metal-semiconductor-metal structure

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Abstract

We demonstrate effective carrier depletion by metal-semiconductor-metal junctions for a silicon waveguide. Photo-generated carriers are efficiently swept out by applying bias voltages, and a shortest carrier lifetime of only 55 ps is demonstrated.

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