Optoelectronic fiber photodetector
The invention provides an optical fiber photodetector including a photoconductive element, such as a semiconducting element, having a fiber length. The semiconducting element is characterized as a non-composite material in at least one fiber direction. At least one pair of conducting electrodes is in contact with the semiconducting element along the fiber length, and an insulator is provided along the fiber length. An optical resonator can be disposed along the fiber length and along a path of illumination to the semiconducting element. The resonator is dimensioned to substantially reflect all illumination wavelengths except for a prescribed range of wavelengths transmitted to the semiconducting element. The fiber photodetector can be arranged in a photodetecting fiber grid, photodetecting fiber fabric, or other configuration for detecting incident illumination.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-99ER45778
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,292,758
- Application Number:
- 11/173,827
- OSTI ID:
- 1531541
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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