Patent ID: 7799587

Claim:
A method of fabricating a photonic device, comprising: providing a substrate; epitaxially depositing an epitaxial detector structure on said substrate, said epitaxial detector structure at least including a first n-type layer and a first p-type layer; epitaxially depositing an epitaxial laser structure on said epitaxial detector structure to form a layered structure; etching a trench through said layered structure, thereby separating said layered structure into a first and a second portion; fabricating at least one laser in said epitaxial laser structure in said first portion of said layered structure, said laser including at least one facet that is etched therein; removing said epitaxial laser structure from said epitaxial detector structure in said second portion of said layered structure to form an exposed portion of said epitaxial detector structure; and fabricating at least one detector in said exposed portion of said epitaxial detector structure.