Title :
Photovoltaic Detectors in the GaN/AIN Intersubbandsystem operating at 1.55 μm
Author :
Baumann, Esther ; Giorgetta, Fabrizio ; Guillot, Fabien ; Monroy, Eva ; Hofstetter, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Neuchatel, Neuchatel
Abstract :
We present a nitride prototype photovoltaic intersubband detector operating in the telecommunication wavelength range. At room temperature the device was capable of detecting a sinusoidally modulated laser beam at frequencies up to 2.37 GHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; infrared detectors; optical modulation; photodetectors; GaN-AlN; GaN/AIN intersubband system; photovoltaic detectors; photovoltaic intersubband detector; sinusoidally modulated laser beam; telecommunication wavelength range; wavelength 1.55 mum; Connectors; Contacts; Detectors; Gallium nitride; Infrared spectra; Optical superlattices; Photovoltaic systems; Plasma temperature; Solar power generation; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452602
