title: Quantum-dot quantum-interference infrared design proposal photodetector: and modeling of performance characteristics.
abstract: A novel design of an IR photodetector operating at wavelengths around 10 microm is presented. It is based on a three-level quantum coherence effect in semiconductor quantum dots as measured in balanced-homodyne detection in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The advantage of this design is the combination of room-temperature operation and fast response time, whereas the major drawback is the high noise-equivalent power.
authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindberg
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014159:Transducers