Title :
Two-photon photovoltaic effect in gallium arsenide
Author :
Jichi Ma ; Chiles, Jeff ; Sharma, Yagya D. ; Krishna, Sanjay ; Fathpour, Sasan
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
The two-photon photovoltaic effect is demonstrated in gallium arsenide at 976 and 1550 nm wavelengths. A waveguide photodiode biased in its fourth quadrant is used to harvest electrical power from photons lost to two-photon absorption.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; photodiodes; photovoltaic effects; two-photon processes; GaAs; electrical power; fourth quadrant; two-photon absorption; two-photon photovoltaic effect; waveguide photodiode; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 976 nm; Absorption; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; P-i-n diodes; Photovoltaic systems; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
