Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 12, Issue 9, 092401(2014)

Highly enhanced broadband infrared absorption of germanium by multi-layer plasmonic nano-antenna

Xiaolan Zhong, Ju Liu, and Zhiyuan Li
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  • Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    High-sensitivity and broad bandwidth photo-detector devices are important for both fundamental studies and high-technology applications. Here, by using three-dimensional (3D) finite-difference time-domain simulation, we design an optimized 3D multilayer gold nano-antenna to enhance the nearinfrared (NIR) absorption of germanium nanoparticles. The key ingredient is the simultaneous presence of multiple plasmonic resonance modes with strong light-harvesting effect that encompass a broad bandwidth of germanium absorption band. The simulation results show more than two orders of magnitude enhanced absorption efficiency of germanium around 1550 nm. The design opens up a promising way to build high-sensitivity and broad bandwidth NIR photo-detectors.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optics at Surfaces

    Received: Apr. 11, 2014

    Accepted: May. 20, 2014

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2014

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    DOI:10.3788/col201412.092401

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