Journal article

Integration of Black Phosphorus Photoconductors with Lithium Niobate on Insulator Photonics

Shifan Wang, Robert James Chapman, Brett C Johnson, Inna Krasnokutska, Jean-Luc J Tambasco, Kibret Messalea, Alberto Peruzzo, James Bullock

Advanced Optical Materials | Wiley | Published : 2023

Abstract

Photodetectors formed with layered two-dimensional (2D) materials have shown significant potential for integration with photonic circuits, offering fast, high responsivity and low noise detection over a broad range of optical wavelengths. However, only preliminary trials of this concept have been performed on emerging photonics platforms such as lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI). In this study, a novel architecture consisting of ≈15 nm thick layered black phosphorus (bP) photoconductors draped over LNOI waveguides is demonstrated. The performance of these detectors is studied across the telecom bands at room temperature, and a high extrinsic responsivity of 148 mA W−1 is measured at λ = 15..

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Awarded by ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology


Awarded by ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award


Awarded by Australian Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Tian Zheng for assistance with the AFM measurements. This work was performed in part at the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication and the Melbourne Characterisation and Nanofabrication Platform in the Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) as well as the Nanolab at Swinburne University of Technology. The authors acknowledge the facilities, and the scientific and technical assistance, of the Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility at RMIT University. A.P. acknowledges the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (No. CE170100012) and a Google Faculty Research Award for financial support. J.B. acknowledges support from the ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (No. DE210101129) and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication Technology Fellow program. Open access publishing facilitated by The University of Melbourne, as part of the Wiley - The University of Melbourne agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.