Quantum dot infrared photodetector enhanced by surface plasma wave excitation

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 23160-23168

  Lee, S C ^a   Krishna, S ^a   Brueck, S R J ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DETECTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; PLASMA WAVES; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM OPTICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

BROADBAND RESPONSE; EFFECTIVE ABSORPTION; INTERACTION STRENGTH; QUANTUM DOT INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; SPECTRAL BEHAVIORS; SURFACE PLASMA WAVES; VOLTAGE TUNABILITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INFRARED RAYS; PHOTOMETRY; QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 72049095627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.023160     Document Type: Article

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