Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 12, Issue 9, 092401(2014)
Highly enhanced broadband infrared absorption of germanium by multi-layer plasmonic nano-antenna
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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Xiaolan Zhong, Ju Liu, Zhiyuan Li, "Highly enhanced broadband infrared absorption of germanium by multi-layer plasmonic nano-antenna," Chin. Opt. Lett. 12, 092401 (2014)
Category: Optics at Surfaces
Received: Apr. 11, 2014
Accepted: May. 20, 2014
Published Online: Aug. 21, 2014
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