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Detectors for use in integrated-optic applications must have high sensitivity, short response time, large quantum efficiency and low power consumption [15.1]. In this chapter, a number of different detector structures having these performance characteristics are discussed.
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Hunsperger, R.G. (1991). Integrated Optical Detectors. In: Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48730-2_15
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