Optimized design of plasmonic MSM photodetector

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 855-859

  Hetterich, Jurana ^a   Bastian, G ^b   Gippius, N A ^c   Tikhodeev, S G ^c   von Plessen, G ^d   Lemmer, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b Fachbereich Technik   (Germany)

^c PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

MSM photodetector; Polarization; Surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING LAYERS; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; GAINNAS; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR INTERFACES; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL PHOTODETECTORS; METALLIC ELECTRODES; MSM PHOTODETECTOR; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; P-POLARIZED; QUANTUM WELLS; STRONG FIELD ENHANCEMENTS; SUB WAVELENGTHS; SURFACE PLASMONS;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; GALLIUM NITRIDE; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PLASMONS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 61349156327     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.902934     Document Type: Article

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