Light direction-dependent plasmonic enhancement in quantum dot infrared photodetectors

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  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

DETECTIVITY; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIGHT DIRECTION; LIGHT INCIDENT; PHOTORESPONSES; QUANTUM DOT INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR; SURFACE PLASMA WAVES;

INFRARED DETECTORS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 77955156428     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3454776     Document Type: Article

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