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A novel monolithically integrated optoelectronic microsensor is fabric
ated on GaAs substrates by means of a single epitaxial process step (a
tomic layer molecular beam epitaxy, ALMBE), conventional lithography a
nd selective chemical etching techniques. The microsensor integrates a
n IR (0.86-1.1 mum) lateral emitting diode linked through a leaky opti
cal waveguide to a photodiode.