30 August 2021 to 3 September 2021
University of Innsbruck
Europe/Zurich timezone

【153】Novel quantum cascade detectors (QCD) for telecommunication applications between 9 – 10 µm wavelength

2 Sept 2021, 17:30
15m
Room A

Room A

Talk Condensed Matter Physics (KOND) Condensed Matter Physics

Speaker

Mr Georg Marschick (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria)

Description

As wireless near-IR telecommunications through air and space are reaching their performance-limitations in terms of bandwidth and transmission under turbulent conditions, solutions for low-atmospheric attenuation data transmission are sought. Quantum-cascade-based systems offer such capabilities, i.e. intrinsically high GHz-modulation properties and robust free-space transmission by addressing the long-wavelength infrared region of 8-12µm.

A novel InGaAs/InAlAs/InP QCD for the 9-10µm range as crucial building-block of a monolithic-integrated heterodyne detection system is presented. We show the comparison of differently sized 15-vs-1 period ridge-waveguides and analyze their spectral photocurrent while comparing their performance in terms of sensitivity, spectral responsivity, detector noise etc. The goal is to distinguish the best candidate for a heterodyne sensor.

Primary authors

Mr Georg Marschick (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria) Mauro David (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.) Mrs Stefania Isceri (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.) Mr Alexandre Delga (Joint Thales Nokia & CEA-LETI Lab, III-V Labs, Palaiseau, France) Nikola Opacak (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.) Benedikt Schwarz (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.) Mr Mathurin Lagree (Joint Thales Nokia & CEA-LETI Lab, III-V Labs, Palaiseau, France) Mr Thomas Poletti (Joint Thales Nokia & CEA-LETI Lab, III-V Labs, Palaiseau, France) Mr Axel Evirgen (Joint Thales Nokia & CEA-LETI Lab, III-V Labs, Palaiseau, France) Mr Bruno Gerard (Joint Thales Nokia & CEA-LETI Lab, III-V Labs, Palaiseau, France) Prof. Aaron Maxwell Andrews (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.) Gottfried Strasser (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.) Borislav Hinkov (Institute of Solid State Electronics and Center for Micro- and Nanostructures, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria.)

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