Internal photoeffect in periodically corrugated MOM structures

Kroó, N.; Szentirmay, Zs.; Félszerfalvi, J.

doi:10.1016/0375-9601(84)90387-6

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“…A grating can be used as an alternative to a prism to increase the in‐plane momentum of the incident beam in order to match that of the SPP offering compactness and manufacturing advantages over the latter. A corrugated metal surface or an array of metal nanowires on a metal‐oxide‐metal (tunnel) structure , a metal‐semiconductor (Schottky) structure , a metal‐oxide‐semiconductor structure , or a commercial photodiode , have been investigated to implement SPP detectors (or solar cells ).…”

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Surface plasmon photodetectors and their applications

Berini

2013

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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Surface plasmon photodetectors are of vigorous current interest. Such detectors typically combine a metallic structure that supports surface plasmons with a photodetection structure based on internal photoemission or electron-hole pair creation. Detector architectures are highly varied, involving surface plasmons on planar metal waveguides, on metal gratings, on nano-particles, -islands, or -antennas, or involving plasmonmediated transmission through one or many sub-wavelength holes in a metal film. Properties inherent to surface plasmons, such as sub-wavelength confinement and their ability to resonate on tiny metallic structures, are exploited to convey useful characteristics to detectors in addressing applications such as low-noise high-speed detection, single-plasmon detection, near-and mid-infrared imaging, photovoltaic solar energy conversion, and (bio)chemical sensing. The operating principles behind surface plasmon detectors are reviewed, the literature on the topic is surveyed, and avenues that appear promising are highlighted.tection materials that are available. Properties inherent to SPPs are exploited to convey useful characteristics to detectors, such as polarisation, angular or spectral selectivity, or to improve their performance in terms of photoresponse, signal-to-noise or speed. The use of SPPs can also lead to small detectors, having dimensions comparable to those of highly integrated electronic elements. Several applications are targeted including low-noise or high-speed detection, single-plasmon detection, near-and mid-infrared imaging, photovoltaic solar energy conversion, and (bio)chemical sensing.Progress on SPP detectors has been rapid, and interest on the topic is vigorous, prompting a review of this area (no review of SPP detectors currently exists in the literature). The objectives of this review are to describe the operating principles behind SPP detectors, summarise the literature, and highlight avenues that appear promising. The properties of propagating SPPs and general photodetection principles are discussed initially, followed by a review of the literature organised by detector type (then chronologically), beginning with prism-and grating-coupled detectors, followed by hole-coupled detectors, then by detectors involving nanoparticles and nanoantennas, and closing with waveguide detectors. Some detectors could be classified under more than one type (e.g., nanoantennas or nanoparticles); classification was based on what seemed to be the best fit. Although not exhaustive, the review is comprehensive and covers the breadth of the field. Avenues that C 2013 by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS 198 P. Berini: Surface plasmon detectors appear promising in terms of performance and application are highlighted throughout the paper and summarised in the last section. NotationAn e +jωt time-harmonic dependence is assumed throughout this paper. The relative permittivity is denoted ε r , and is written for a metal in terms of real and imaginary parts as ε r,...

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“…A corrugated detector combines a semiconductor structure with a corrugated metal grating designed to couple incoming optical waves to SPPs. One such structure is shown in Fig.…”

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Surface plasmon photodetectors and their applications

Berini

2013

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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“…These properties, characterizing a 'new type of light' have been broadly studied by many research groups including us, since they offer a broad spectrum of applications in material sciences and nanotechnology [1][2][3][4][5].…”

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Quantum metal optics

Kroó

Varró

Farkas

et al. 2007

Journal of Modern Optics

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Experimental and theoretical studies of the statistical properties of surface plasmon polaritons (SPOs) are described. Both classical and non-classical properties of surface plasmons are analysed. The temporal statistical behaviour at low excitation level, as measured by detecting the SPO emitted photon statistics as expressed by the correlation function and the temporal photon count distribution, show that the SPOs preserve the photon statistics of the laser. In the spatial distribution of the plasmon field as measured by an STM, squeezing, i.e. non-classical properties, were found. Independent simple model calculations confirmed the existence of both enhanced EM fields of surface plasmons and their squeezed character.

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“…We have found already here, that the SPP-s may decay by emitting photons [1,2] or exciting hot electrons [3], leading in the latter case e.g. to internal photo-effect [4]. When the MOM diode is made on the surface of a grating, the surface plasmons propagate perpendicular to the grooves in both directions.…”

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Plasmonics—the interaction of light with metal surface electrons

Kroó

Rácz

2016

Laser Phys.

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The realization of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation opened up an enormous wealth of potential new research and technologies in a broad wavelength range of electromagnetic waves. One of the new fields is plasmonics, based on the special properties of some materials with negative refractive index. In this case surface electromagnetic waves, coupled to surface electrons, the so-called surface plasmons can be generated. These waves among others represent a large enhancement of the EM field near the surface of the materials. The present paper illustrates some of the consequences of this phenomenon for a broad range of phenomena from 'lasing' to electron pairing. The latter is the basic condition for superconductivity, in our case found at room temperature. Measurements with a scanning tunneling microscope, furthermore electron and photon emission studies are the source of the presented experimental data.

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Internal photoeffect in periodically corrugated MOM structures

Cited by 19 publications

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Surface plasmon photodetectors and their applications

Surface plasmon photodetectors and their applications

Quantum metal optics

Plasmonics—the interaction of light with metal surface electrons

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