摘要:
An energy collection system is provided. The system can include an energy collection device and an energy concentration device disposed proximate at least a portion of the energy collection device. The energy concentration device includes a non-periodic, sub-wavelength, dielectric grating.
摘要:
An energy collection system is provided. The system can include an energy collection device and an energy concentration device disposed proximate at least a portion of the energy collection device. The energy concentration device includes a non-periodic, sub-wavelength, dielectric grating.
摘要:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic-radiation-emitting devices and to methods of fabricating these devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electromagnetic-radiation-emitting device comprises a multilayer core, a metallic device layer, and a substrate. The multilayer core has an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the inner layer. The metallic device layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the outer layer. The substrate has a bottom conducting layer in electrical communication with the inner layer and a top conducting layer in electrical communication with the metallic device layer such that the exposed portion emits surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic radiation when an appropriate voltage is applied between the bottom conducting layer and the top conducting layer.
摘要:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic-radiation-emitting devices and to methods of fabricating these devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electromagnetic-radiation-emitting device comprises a multilayer core, a metallic device layer, and a substrate. The multilayer core has an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the inner layer. The metallic device layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the outer layer. The substrate has a bottom conducting layer in electrical communication with the inner layer and a top conducting layer in electrical communication with the metallic device layer such that the exposed portion emits surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic radiation when an appropriate voltage is applied between the bottom conducting layer and the top conducting layer.
摘要:
A photonic apparatus and system employ a plurality of nanowires distributed in a low-index optical waveguide. The plurality of nanowires collectively one or more of produces, enhances, modulates and detects an optical field. The low-index optical waveguide confines the optical field in a vicinity of the plurality of nanowires. The photonic system includes a circuit to one or more of electrically bias the plurality of nanowires and collect electrons produced in the plurality of nanowires.
摘要:
A thermoelectric device having a variable cross-section connecting structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a connecting structure connecting the first electrode and the second electrode. The connecting structure has a first section and a second section. The width of the second section is greater than the width of the first section, and the width of the first section is less than a width that is approximately equivalent to a phonon mean free path through the first section.
摘要:
Optical devices including waveguide grating structures are described. In accordance with one embodiment, an optical device is provided comprising a horizontal waveguide grating structure having at least one waveguiding layer and at least one subwavelength periodic grating layer. The optical device further comprises upper and lower cladding layers immediately adjoining respective upper and lower surfaces of the waveguide grating structure and having refractive indices lower than a lowest-index one of the waveguiding layers, incident radiation propagating through one of the upper and lower cladding layers toward the waveguide grating structure. The waveguide grating structure is configured for peak reflection of the incident radiation at a peak reflection frequency. A cumulative thickness of the waveguiding layers is less than one tenth of a free space wavelength of the incident radiation at the peak reflection frequency divided by an average refractive index of the waveguiding layers.
摘要:
A nanowire device includes a nanowire 40 having differently functionalized segments 50, 51. Each of the segments 50, 51 is configured to interact with a species A, B to modulate the conductance of a segment 50, 51. The nanowire 40 is grown from a single catalyst 401 and the segments 50, 51 include a first segment 50 at a non-linear angle from a second segment 51.
摘要:
A photonic device (200) and method (100) of making the photonic device (200) employs preferential etching of grain boundaries of a polycrystalline semiconductor material layer (210). The method (100) includes growing (110) the polycrystalline layer (210) on a substrate (201). The polycrystalline layer includes a transition region (212) of variously oriented grains and a region (214) of columnar grain boundaries (215) adjacent to the transition region. The method further includes preferentially etching (120) the colunmar grain boundaries to provide tapered structures (220) of the semiconductor material that are continuous (217) with respective aligned grains (213) of the transition region. The tapered structures are predominantly single crystal. The method further includes forming (140) a conformal semiconductor junction (240) on the tapered structures and providing (160) first and second electrodes. The first electrode (201, 262) is adjacent to the transition region and the second electrode (260) is adjacent to a surface layer of the conformal semiconductor junction.
摘要:
A nanowire device includes a nanowire having differently functionalized segments. Each of the segments is configured to interact with a species to modulate the conductance of a segment. The nanowire is grown from a single catalyst and the segments include a first segment at a non-linear angle from a second segment.