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The accelerating demand for wireless communication necessitates wideband, energy-efficient photonic sub-terahertz (sub-THz) sources to enable ultra-fast data transfer. However, as critical components for THz photonic mixing, photodiodes…
We present InP-based evanescently-coupled waveguide modified uni-traveling carrier photodiodes (MUTC-PDs) exhibiting a breakthrough in bandwidth. The optimization of carrier transport and optical coupling is achieved through a detailed…
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), together with other two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted great interest due to the unique optical and electrical properties of atomically thin layers. In order to fulfill their potential,…
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We demonstrate self-powered \b{eta}-Ga2O3 deep-UV metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors (PD) with 0.5% external quantum efficiency (EQE) at zero bias. 150 nm thick (-201)-oriented epitaxial \b{eta}-Ga2O3-films were grown on c-plane…
In this report, we demonstrate high spectral responsivity (SR) in MBE grown epitaxial \b{eta}-Ga2O3-based solar blind MSM photodetectors (PD). (-2 0 1)-oriented \b{eta}-Ga2O3 thin film was grown by plasma-assisted MBE on c-plane sapphire…
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Current wireless communication systems are increasingly constrained by insufficient bandwidth and limited power output, impeding the achievement of ultra-high-speed data transmission. The terahertz (THz) range offers greater bandwidth, but…
Molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) provides a simple but powerful way to synthesize large-area high-quality thin films and heterostructures of a wide variety of materials including accomplished group III-V and II-VI semiconductors as well as…
This paper introduces a growth method---suboxide molecular-beam epitaxy (S-MBE)---which enables the growth of Ga2O3 and related materials at growth rates exceeding 1 micrometer per hours with excellent crystallinity in an…
To advance fundamental understanding, and ultimate application, of transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers, it is essential to develop capabilities for the synthesis of high-quality single-layer samples. Molecular beam epitaxy…
Epitaxial growth of orthorhombic SnSe on cubic substrates is challenging due to lattice-symmetry mismatch and anisotropic bonding. Here we demonstrate that epitaxial films with sharp interfaces can be achieved for layered SnSe grown…
Photoconductive devices based on ultra-wide-bandgap (UWBG) materials offer a promising pathway toward compact, high-voltage (HV) optoelectronic and optical sensing in harsh environments. In this Letter, we report field-tunable nonlinear…
Molecular beam epitaxy is one of the highest quality growth methods, capable of achieving theoretical material property limits and unprecedented device performance. However, such ultimate quality usually comes at the cost of painstaking…
We investigated and demonstrated a 1.3 $\mu$m-band laser grown by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE) on a specially engineered metamorphic parabolic graded In$_x$Ga$_{1-x}$As buffer and epitaxial structure on a GaAs substrate. Bottom…
High-speed back-illuminated uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes at 1064nm were demonstrated grown on InP with 3dB bandwidth of 17.8 GHz at -5 V bias, using InGaAsP as absorption layer. PDs with 40um diameter deliver RF output power levels as…
We demonstrate the capability of growing high quality ultrathin films of the topological insulators Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3 using molecular beam epitaxy. Unlike previous growth techniques, which often pin the Fermi energy in the conduction band…