Title :
Thermal plasmomechanical infrared detector
Author :
Fei Yi ; Hai Zhu ; Reed, Jason C. ; Cubukcu, Ertugrul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrated a thermal plasmomechanical device platform for infrared detection. It integrates an optical antenna absorber on a nanomechanical resonator together with a fiber-optic interferometric readout. Performances of proof-of-concept devices are discussed.
Keywords :
antennas; infrared detectors; integrated optics; light interferometry; nanoelectromechanical devices; optical fibres; optical resonators; plasmonics; surface plasmons; fiber-optic interferometric readout; nanomechanical resonator; optical antenna absorber; proof-of-concept devices; thermal plasmomechanical infrared detector; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
