title: Surface-plasmon Schottky contact detector based on a symmetric metal stripe in silicon.
abstract: A Schottky contact detector comprising a symmetric metal stripe buried in Si, capable of detecting surface plasmons at wavelengths below the bandgap of Si, is described. A model for the detector is proposed, and its performance is assessed at lambda(0)=1550 nm assuming a CoSi(2) stripe in p-type Si. End-fire coupled responsivities of about 0.1 A/W and minimum detectable powers of about -20 dBm are predicted at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of National Defence, Centre for Operational Research and Analysis, 101 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa,Ontario K2A 0K1, Canada.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scales
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Breukelaar
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berini