The detectors used in optical fiber networks operating at 850nm are usually made from silicon, which has an absorption coefficient of 1.3 x 10^5 m-1 at this wavelength. The detectors have coatings on the front surface that make the reflectivity at the design wavelength negligibly small. Calculate the thickness of the active region of a photodiode designed to absorb 90% of the light.

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