• DocumentCode
    1111068
  • Title

    Wavelength detector using a pair of metal-semiconductor-metal photodetectors with subwavelength finger spacings

  • Author

    Chen, E. ; Chou, S.Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    16
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1510
  • Lastpage
    1511
  • Abstract
    A wavelength detector that employs two metal-semiconductor-metal photodetectors with different subwavelength finger spacings is proposed and demonstrated. The resonance effect of the subwavelength-spaced fingers results in a photocurrent ratio that has one-to-one correspondence with the wavelengths of the monochromatic incident light. The device has a spectral range of 450-800 nm with a resolution of 5 nm. This device makes automatic wavelength calibration in optical instrumentation feasible
  • Keywords
    calibration; metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical instruments; photodetectors; resonance; 450 to 800 nm; MSM photodetectors; automatic wavelength calibration; metal-semiconductor-metal photodetectors; optical instrumentation; resonance effect; subwavelength finger spacings; wavelength detector;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19960964
  • Filename
    511929