Patent ID: 9548421
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H01L,H01S

Claim:
1. A semiconductor structure comprising: an optoelectronic device located in one region of a substrate; a dielectric material located adjacent and atop said optoelectronic device; a top contact located within a region of said dielectric material and contacting a topmost surface of said optoelectronic device; a bottom metal contact located beneath said optoelectronic device and lining a pair of openings located within other regions of said dielectric material, wherein a portion of said bottom metal contact contacts an entire bottommost surface of said optoelectronic device, and wherein another portion of said bottom metal contact directly contacts a portion of a topmost surface of an insulator layer, said insulator layer is located on a topmost surface of said substrate in said one region; and germanium portions contacting other portions of said topmost surface of said insulating layer, wherein said germanium portions have a sidewall surface that contacts a portion of said bottom metal contact.