摘要:
Electromagnetic radiation such as, in particular, infrared radiation is detected opto-electronically by means of a superlattice structure forming quantum wells having a single bound state; in the interest of minimizing dark-current, relatively wide barriers are used between quantum wells. Resulting highly sensitive, high-speed detectors can be used in optical communications, for terrain mapping, and for infrared viewing. Furthermore, upon application of a variable electrical potential across the superlattice structure, radiation traversing such structure can be modulated.
摘要:
A narrow-bandwidth, high-speed infrared radiation detector is based on tunneling of photo-excited electrons out of quantum wells. Infrared radiation incident on a superlattice of doped quantum wells gives rise to intersubband resonance radiation which excites electrons from the ground state into an excited state. A photocurrent results from excited electrons tunneling out of quantum wells. Conveniently, Group III-V materials can be used in device manufacture. Preferably, quantum well potential barriers are shaped so as to facilitate resonant tunneling of photocurrents as compared with dark current. Preferred device operation is at elevated bias voltage, giving rise to enhancement of photocurrent by a quantum-well-avalanche effect.
摘要:
Nonlinear devices using 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline are described. Devices using 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline as the active element include second harmonic generators, optical mixers and parametric oscillators which can be operated under phasematched conditions.
摘要:
An avalanche photodetector having separate absorption and multiplication regions comprising Group III-V compound semiconductors is useful as a detector of small numbers of photons when it is operated with an above threshold bias voltage at ambient temperature.
摘要:
Radiation-induced effects discovered in layered structures of conductor and semiconductor materials are utilized in radiation-sensitive devices such as, e.g., highly linear as well as highly nonlinear position sensors. Such devices includes a structure of alternating layers of conductor and semiconductor materials, and electrical contacts are provided between which a radiation-induced voltage appears. Among suitable layer materials are silicon and titanium, and resulting devices are sensitive to electromagnetic as well as to particle radiation.
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Si-based photodetectors according to the invention can have high speed (e.g.,.gtoreq.1 Gb/s) and high efficiency (e.g.,>20%). The detectors include a relatively thin (e.g.,
摘要:
Quantum well infrared photodetectors (QWIPs) according to the invention have a surface that provides pseudo-random reflection of the radiation that is incident thereon, resulting in an increase in the effective number of passes of the radiation through the quantum well region, and hence in increased responsivity of the QWIPs, as compared to corresponding prior art grating QWIPs. A convenient approach to forming the pseudo-random reflecting surface is disclosed.