• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 12, Issue 9, 092401 (2014)
Xiaolan Zhong, Ju Liu, and Zhiyuan Li
Author Affiliations
  • Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/col201412.092401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiaolan Zhong, Ju Liu, Zhiyuan Li. Highly enhanced broadband infrared absorption of germanium by multi-layer plasmonic nano-antenna[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2014, 12(9): 092401 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    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.
    Xiaolan Zhong, Ju Liu, Zhiyuan Li. Highly enhanced broadband infrared absorption of germanium by multi-layer plasmonic nano-antenna[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2014, 12(9): 092401
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