Guided-mode quantum efficiency: A novel optoelectronic characterization technique

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Dissanayake, D M N M ^a   Ashraf, A ^a,b   Pang, Y ^a,b   Eisaman, M D ^a,b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; EVANESCENT COUPLING; GUIDED MODES; INCIDENT LIGHT; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-TRAPPING; MULTI-PURPOSE; OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN; OPTOELECTRONIC CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTOGENERATED CURRENT; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; TECHNIQUE MEASURES; TRAP STATE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHT;

EID: 84870532255     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4768539     Document Type: Article

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