Title :
Accurate modelling of quantum well infrared photodetectors by FDTD
Author :
Bellanca, Gaetano ; Trillo, Stefano ; Stabellini, Luca ; Lu, Wei ; De Rossi, Alfredo ; Antoni, Thomas ; Carras, Mathieu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Ferrara, Ferrara
Abstract :
A Finite Difference Time Domain approach is used to design and optimize QWIPs optoelectronic devices. Results showing the influence of some parameters on the performance of these devices are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; photodetectors; quantum well devices; FDTD; quantum well infrared photodetectors; Absorption; Design optimization; Finite difference methods; Gallium arsenide; Gratings; III-V semiconductor materials; Infrared detectors; Photodetectors; Polarization; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2008. NUSOD '08. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2307-1
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2008.4668249
