Photocurrent Enhancement in Si-Ge Photodetectors by Utilizing Surface Plasmons |
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Authors: | Mehdi Afshari Bavil Zhi Liu Wenzhou Wu Chuanbo Li Buwen Cheng |
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Institution: | 1.State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China |
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Abstract: | A circular slit-groove surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) launcher surrounding a photodetector is employed theoretically to enhance the photocurrent of atypical Si-Ge photodetectors. The slit and grooves are designed such that the SPPs are focused at the center of the absorption layer of the photodetector to result in additional electric current. Fabry–Perot resonance condition accurately calculates the period of the groove, slit-groove distance, photodetector radius, and slit-photodetector distance. The manipulation leads to constructive interference between the incident light impinging from the top and the SPPs propagating toward the photodetector. Simulation result shows that photocurrent increases by approximately 13-fold when the SPPs are introduced. |
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