Semiconductor device
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
a semiconductor optical waveguide, at least partly capable of functioning as a semiconductor optical amplifier, to guide signal light; and
a photodetector provided in a region other than a region where said semiconductor optical waveguide is provided, wherein said semiconductor optical waveguide and said photodetector are integrated on said semiconductor substrate.
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In a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor optical amplifier, in order to allow a photodetector to be integrated without causing power loss at a low cost, the semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor optical waveguide, at least partly capable of functioning as a semiconductor optical amplifier, to guide signal light, and a photodetector provided in a region other than a region where the semiconductor optical waveguide is provided, wherein the semiconductor optical waveguide and the photodetector are integrated on the semiconductor substrate.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate;
a semiconductor optical waveguide, at least partly capable of functioning as a semiconductor optical amplifier, to guide signal light; and
a photodetector provided in a region other than a region where said semiconductor optical waveguide is provided, wherein said semiconductor optical waveguide and said photodetector are integrated on said semiconductor substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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