Abstract:
A plasmonic detector is described which can resonantly enhance the performance of infrared detectors. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to enhancing the quantum efficiency of semiconductor infrared detectors by increasing coupling to the incident radiation field as a result of resonant coupling to surface plasma waves supported by the metal/semiconductor interface, without impacting the dark current of the device, resulting in an improved detectivity over the surface plasma wave spectral bandwidth.
Abstract:
A photodetector (100) for use at wavelengths of 2 µm and longer has an intersubband absorption region (110) to provide absorption at wavelengths beyond 2 µm, integrated with an avalanche multiplier region (104) to provide low-noise gain. In one particular design, the intersubband absorption region (110) is a quantum-confined absorption region (e.g., based on quantum wells and/or quantum dots).
Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor structure, includes: providing a host substrate; forming at least one sacrificial layer having two or more group-V species over the host substrate; forming at least one semiconductor layer over the at least one sacrificial layer; and transferring at least a portion of the at least one semiconductor layer from the host substrate onto an alternate substrate.
Abstract:
A tunable laser device includes a laser structure and a plurality of individually addressable, separated contact stripes disposed on the laser structure. The laser structure includes a substrate, an active portion disposed on the substrate, and a chirped distributed feedback (DFB) grating disposed on the active portion. The active portion includes at least top and bottom contact layers and a gain medium.
Abstract:
A semiconductor detector (100) has a tunable spectral response. These detectors (100) may be used with processing techniques that permit the creation of "synthetic" sensors that have spectral responses that are beyond the spectral responses attainable by the underlying detectors (100). For example, the processing techniques may permit continuous and independent tuning of both the center wavelength and the spectral resolution of the synthesized spectral response. Other processing techniques can also generate responses that are matched to specific target signatures.