Thermoplasmonic membrane-based infrared detector

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-205

  Yi, Fei ^a   Zhu, Hai ^a   Reed, Jason C ^a   Zhu, Alexander Y ^a   Cubukcu, Ertugrul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

infrared; Nanoantenna; nanomechanical resonator; plasmonic absorber; thermal detector

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL RESONATORS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; NANO ANTENNAS; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATORS; PLASMONIC ABSORBER; SENSING MODALITIES; THERMAL DETECTORS; THERMAL TIME CONSTANTS;

INFRARED RADIATION; MICROMECHANICAL RESONATORS; PLASMONS;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 84892584460     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2013.2292307     Document Type: Article

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