Optimization of Duty Ratio of Metallic Grating Arrays for Infrared Photodetectors
Dong Liu, Yongqi Fu, Lechen Yang, Baoshun Zhang, Haijun Li, Kai Fu, Min Xiong
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DOI: 10.4236/opj.2011.13016   PDF    HTML     4,097 Downloads   8,112 Views   Citations

Abstract

Influence of duty ratio of metallic gratings applied in quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) with detection ranging from 3 μm to 5 μm was studied in this paper. The influence on longer enhanced wavelength working at infrared waveband was investigated. A relationship between the duty ratio and the enhanced peak intensity is given. Some results can be applied to optimize the enhanced efficiency of the metallic gratings.

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D. Liu, Y. Fu, L. Yang, B. Zhang, H. Li, K. Fu and M. Xiong, "Optimization of Duty Ratio of Metallic Grating Arrays for Infrared Photodetectors," Optics and Photonics Journal, Vol. 1 No. 3, 2011, pp. 97-100. doi: 10.4236/opj.2011.13016.

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