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Today's new "electronic" products are increasingly relying on a combination of electrical, optical, mechanical, and biochemical technologies for smaller size, higher levels of integration, enhanced performance, and versatility based on D. Cristea et al. (2000) and H.H. Kim et al. (1994). The last decade has seen the invention, refinement, and volume production of compact, high-performance silicon-based photoreceivers. Consisting of a photodetector (PD) and an amplifier, photoreceivers or photodetector integrated circuits (PDICs) are currently in great demand for the optical communication, optical sensory, and optical storage sectors. These key markets are driving the rapid commercialization of optical and silicon-based semiconductor technologies. The industry has been experiencing explosive sales in CD/DVD systems and is gearing up for a progressive increase in market size with the recent introduction of the …