Photodetector with absorbing region having resonant periodic absorption between reflectors
Abstract
A photodetector is disclosed that is responsive to a wavelength or wavelengths of interest which have heretofore been unrealized. The photodetector includes a resonant cavity structure bounded by first and second reflectors, the resonant cavity structure being resonant at the wavelength or wavelengths of interest for containing a plurality of standing waves therein. The photodetector further includes a radiation absorbing region disposed within the resonant cavity structure, the radiation absorbing region including a plurality of radiation absorbing layers spaced apart from one another by a distance substantially equal to a distance between antinodes of adjacent ones of the standing waves. Each of radiation absorbing layers is spatially positioned at a location of one of the antinodes of one of the standing waves such that radiation absorption is enhanced. The radiation absorbing layers may be either bulk layers or quantum wells includes a plurality of layers, each of which is comprised of a strained layer of InGaAs. Individual ones of the InGaAs layers are spaced apart from one another by a GaAs barrier layer. 11 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 27728
- Patent Number(s):
- 5389797
- Application Number:
- PAN: 7-943,823
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 14 Feb 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTODETECTORS; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; CAVITY RESONATORS; ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; INDIUM ARSENIDES; GALLIUM ARSENIDES
Citation Formats
Bryan, R P, Olbright, G R, Brennan, T M, and Tsao, J Y. Photodetector with absorbing region having resonant periodic absorption between reflectors. United States: N. p., 1995.
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@article{osti_27728,
title = {Photodetector with absorbing region having resonant periodic absorption between reflectors},
author = {Bryan, R P and Olbright, G R and Brennan, T M and Tsao, J Y},
abstractNote = {A photodetector is disclosed that is responsive to a wavelength or wavelengths of interest which have heretofore been unrealized. The photodetector includes a resonant cavity structure bounded by first and second reflectors, the resonant cavity structure being resonant at the wavelength or wavelengths of interest for containing a plurality of standing waves therein. The photodetector further includes a radiation absorbing region disposed within the resonant cavity structure, the radiation absorbing region including a plurality of radiation absorbing layers spaced apart from one another by a distance substantially equal to a distance between antinodes of adjacent ones of the standing waves. Each of radiation absorbing layers is spatially positioned at a location of one of the antinodes of one of the standing waves such that radiation absorption is enhanced. The radiation absorbing layers may be either bulk layers or quantum wells includes a plurality of layers, each of which is comprised of a strained layer of InGaAs. Individual ones of the InGaAs layers are spaced apart from one another by a GaAs barrier layer. 11 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Tue Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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