Title :
Optical near-field effects on the interband absorption in quantum wire structures
Author :
Kyoung-Youm Kim ; Byoungho Lee
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
The change in the interband absorption properties of a quantum wire due to the optical nearfield is investigated. Calculation results show that the near-field can enhance or reduce the absorption depending on the geometry of the quantum wire.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; conduction bands; effective mass; semiconductor quantum wires; conduction bands; effective masses; evanescent waves; field distribution; heavy hole bands; infrared detector; interband absorption; optical near-field effects; quantum wire geometry dependence; quantum wire structures; refractive indices; scattered near-field; spatially varying effective mass effect; transition matrix elements; Effective mass; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electrons; Geometry; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967790
