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Plasmonic field-enhanced photodetector and image sensor using light absorbing layer having split conduction band and valence band

US11302836B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 2020
Grant dateApr 12, 2022
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/008
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plasmonic field-enhanced photodetector is disclosed. The photodetector absorbs surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) by using a light absorbing layer having a conduction band and a valence band in which an energy is split, the SPPs being generated by combining surface plasmons (SPs) with photons of a light wave, and generates photocurrent based on the absorbed SPPs.

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