Refereed Scientific Journal Papers

 

2008

 

1.          A. K. Okyay, H. Y. Yu, A. Nayfeh, T. Yonehara, P. C. McIntyre, and K. C. Saraswat, "Ge-based Nanophotonics and Electronics Integrated with Si," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices (in preparation)

2.          H. Y. Yu, A. K. Okyay, and K. C. Saraswat, "Selective Germanium Epitaxial Growth for Optical Device Integration," Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008 (in preparation)

1.          H. Y. Yu, A. K. Okyay, S. Ren, W. S. Jung, and K. C. Saraswat, " High Efficiency Ge p-i-n Photodetectors by Selective Heteroepitaxially Grown Ge on Si," Optics Lett. 2008 (submitted)

2.          A. Behnam, J. L. Johnson, Y. Choi, G. Ertosun, A. K. Okyay, P. Kapur, K. C. Saraswat and A. Ural, "Experimental characterization of single-walled carbon nanotube film-Si Schottky contacts using metal-semiconductor-metal structures," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 92, 243116, 2008.

3.          D. Kuzum, T. Krishnamohan, A. J. Pethe, A. K. Okyay, Y. Oshima, Y. Sun, J. P. McVittie, P. A. Pianetta, P. C. McIntyre, and K. C. Saraswat, "Ge Interface Engineering with Ozone-oxidation for Low Interface State Density," IEEE Electron. Dev. Lett., vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 328-330, 2008.

4.          L. Tang, E. Kocabas, S. Latif, A. K. Okyay, D. Ly-Gagnon, K. C. Saraswat, and D. A. B. Miller, "Nanometre-Scale Germanium Photodetector Enhanced by a Near-Infrared Dipole Antenna," Nature Photonics, vol. 2, pp. 226-229, 2008. Highlighted on Nature Photonics home page

 

2007

 

5.          A. K. Okyay, D. Kuzum, S. Latif, D. A. B. Miller, and K. C. Saraswat, "CMOS Compatible Silicon-Germanium Optoelectronic Switching Device: Bringing Ligth to Latch," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. 54, no. 12, pp. 3252-3259, 2007.

6.          O. Fidaner, A. K. Okyay, J. E. Roth, R. K. Schaevitz, Y. H. Kuo, K. C. Saraswat, J. S. Harris, and D. A. B. Miller, "Ge/SiGe Quantum Well Waveguide Photodetectors on Silicon for the Near-Infrared," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 19, no. 20, pp. 1631-1633, 2007.

7.          A. K. Okyay, A. J. Pethe, D. Kuzum, S. Latif, D. A. B. Miller, and K. C. Saraswat, "Novel SiGe Optoelectronic MOSFET," Opt. Lett., vol. 32, no 14, pp. 2022-2024, 2007. Covered in Nature Photonics Research Highlights

 

2006

 

8.          A. K. Okyay, A. Nayfeh, T. Yonehara, A. Marshall, P. C. McIntyre, and K. C. Saraswat, "High Efficiency MSM Photodetectors on Heteroepitaxially Grown Ge on Si," Opt. Lett., vol. 31, no 17, pp. 2565-2567, 2006.

9.          L. Tang, A. K. Okyay, J. A. Matteo, Y. Yuen, K. C. Saraswat, L. Hesselink, D. A. B. Miller, "C-shaped Nano-Aperture-Enhanced Germanium Photodetector," Opt. Lett., vol. 31, no 10, pp. 1519-1521, 2006.

10.     A. K. Okyay, C. O. Chui, and K. C. Saraswat, "A Novel Technique to Reduce Leakage in Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 88, pp. 063506, 2006.

 

2005 and pre-2005

 

11.     M. S. Bakir, C. O. Chui, A. K. Okyay, K. C. Saraswat, and J. D. Meindl, "Integration of Optical Polymer Pillars Chip I/O Interconnections with Si MSM Photodetectors," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 1084-1090, 2004.

12.     C. O. Chui, A. K. Okyay, and K. C. Saraswat, "Effective Dark Current Suppression with Asymmetric MSM Photodetectors in Group IV Semiconductors," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 1585-1587, 2003.

 

Refereed International Conferences

 

2008

 

13.     K. C. Saraswat, D. Kim, T. Krishnamohan, D. Kuzum, A. K. Okyay, A. Pethe, H. Y. Yu, “Germanium for High Performance MOSFETs and Optical Interconnects,” ECS Transactions, 16 (10) 3-12, 2008.

14.     H. Y. Yu, Jin-Hong Park, A. K. Okyay, and K. C. Saraswat, "Defect Reduction of Ge on Si by Selective Growth and Hydrogen Annealing," 214th ECS Meeting PRIME 2008, Symposium on SiGe, Ge, and Related Compounds: Materials, Processing, and Devices, Paper 2466, Honolulu, HI, Oct 12 - Oct 17, 2008.

15.     H. Y. Yu, A. K. Okyay, and K. C. Saraswat, "Selective Germanium Epitaxial Growth for Optical Device Integration," MRS 2008 Spring Meeting, Symposium on Materials and Processes for Advanced Interconnects for Microelectronics, Paper N6.9, San Francisco, CA, March 25 - 27, 2008.

 

2007

 

16.     O. Fidaner, A. K. Okyay, J. E. Roth, R. K. Schaevitz, Y. H. Kuo, J. S. Harris, K. C. Saraswat, and D. A. B. Miller, "Optical Link on Silicon Employing Ge/SiGe Quantum Well Structures," IEEE LEOS 2007, Paper ThU3, Lake Bueno Vista, Florida, USA, Oct 21 - Oct 25, 2007.

17.     O. Fidaner, A. K. Okyay, J. E. Roth, Y. H. Kuo, K. C. Saraswat, J. S. Harris, and D. A. B. Miller, "Waveguide Electroabsorption Modulator on Si Employing Ge/SiGe Quantum Wells," OSA FiO 2007, Paper FMC2, San Jose, California, USA, Sep 16 - Sep 20, 2007. Recipient of one of the Best Presentation Award.

18.     L. Tang, E. Kocabas, S. Latif, A. K. Okyay, D. Ly-Gagnon, K. C. Saraswat, and D. A. B. Miller, "Near-Infrared Photodetector Enhanced by an Open-Sleeve Dipole Antenna," IPNRA 2007, Paper ITuD3, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Jul 8 - Jul 11, 2007.

19.     A. K. Okyay, A. Pethe, D. Kuzum, S. Latif, D. A. B. Miller, and K. C. Saraswat, "Novel Si-based Optoelectronic Switching Device: Light to Latch," CLEO 2007, Paper CMP1, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 6 - May 11, 2007.

20.     A. K. Okyay, A. Pethe, D. Kuzum, S. Latif, D. A. B. Miller, and K. C. Saraswat, " Novel Si-based CMOS Optoelectronic Switching Device Operating in the Near Infrared," OFC 2007, Paper JWA38, Annaheim, California, USA, Mar 25 - Mar 29, 2007.

 

2006

 

21.     A. K. Okyay, A. Nayfeh, N. Ozguven, T. Yonehara, A. Marshall, P. C. McIntyre, and K. C. Saraswat, "Strain Enhanced High Efficiency Germanium Photodetectors in the Near Infrared for Integration with Si," invited, IEEE LEOS 2006, Paper WD2, Montreal, Canada, Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2006. Best Student Paper Award.

22.     L. Tang, A. K. Okyay, J. A. Matteo, Y. Yuen, K. C. Saraswat, L. Hesselink, D. A. B. Miller, "C-shaped Nano-Aperture-Enhanced Germanium Photodetector," NANO 2006, Paper NThB5, Uncasville, CT, Apr 26-28, 2006.

23.     A. K. Okyay, A. Nayfeh, T. Yonehara, A. Marshall, P. C. McIntyre, and K. C. Saraswat, "Ge on Si Novel Heteroepitaxy for High Efficiency Near Infrared Photodetection," IEEE CLEO/QELS 2006, Paper CTuU5, Long Beach, CA, May 21-26, 2006.

 

2005 and pre-2005

 

24.     A. K. Okyay, C. O. Chui, and K. C. Saraswat, "A Novel Technique to Reduce Leakage in Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors," IEEE 63rd Annual Device Research Conference (DRC) Digest, Santa Barbara, CA, June 20-22, 2005.

25.     A. K. Okyay, C. O. Chui, M. S. Bakir, J. D. Meindl and K. C. Saraswat, "Integration of Polymer Pillar Optical Interconnects with Group IV MSM Photodetectors," MRS 2005 Spring Meeting, Symposium on Materials, Integration, and Technology for Monolithic Instruments, Paper D4.1, San Francisco, CA, March 28 - April 1, 2005.

26.     A. K. Okyay, C. O. Chui, and K. C. Saraswat, "Asymmetric Group IV MSM Photodetectors with Reduced Dark Currents," IEEE CLEO/QELS 2003, Paper CTuD4, Baltimore, MD, June 3-5, 2003.