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Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetector Fabricated By Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique, Mohammed Hegazy, Tamer Refaat, Nurul Abedin, Hani Elsayed-Ali Jan 2006

Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetector Fabricated By Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique, Mohammed Hegazy, Tamer Refaat, Nurul Abedin, Hani Elsayed-Ali

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Pulsed laser deposition is used to fabricate multilayered Ge quantum-dot photodetector on Si(100). Growth was studied by reflection high-energy electron diffraction and atomic force microscopy. The difference in the current values in dark and illumination conditions was used to measure the device sensitivity to radiation. Spectral responsivity measurements reveal a peak around 2 μm, with responsity that increases three orders of magnitude as bias increases from 0.5 to 3.5 V.


Transmission Lines For Ir Signal Routing, Tasneem Mandviwala Jan 2006

Transmission Lines For Ir Signal Routing, Tasneem Mandviwala

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, the design, fabrication, and characterization of coplanar striplines, vias, and microstrip lines is investigated, from the point of view of developing interconnections for antenna-coupled infrared detectors operating in the 8- to 12-micron wavelength range. To our knowledge, no previous efforts have been made to study the performance of metallic-wire transmission lines at infrared frequencies. Both the design and fabrication of these structures present unique challenges. Because of attenuation and dispersion issues, the analytical formulas for transmission-line parameters that are valid below a few hundred GHz are not applicable in the infrared. Therefore, numerical modeling was performed to …


Introducing Students To Communications Concepts Using Optical And Low-Power Wireless Devices, James M. Conrad, Ivan Howitt Jan 2006

Introducing Students To Communications Concepts Using Optical And Low-Power Wireless Devices, James M. Conrad, Ivan Howitt

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Wireless communication has become an important feature for commercial products and a popular research topic within the last ten years. There are now more mobile phone subscriptions than wired-line subscriptions. Lately, one area of commercial interest has been low-cost, low-power, and short-distance wireless communication used for "personal wireless networks." Technology advancements are providing smaller and more cost effective devices for integrating computational processing, wireless communication, and a host of other functionalities. These embedded communications devices will be integrated into applications ranging from homeland security to industry automation and monitoring. They will also enable custom tailored engineering solutions, creating a revolutionary …


Antenna-Coupled Infrared And Millimeter-Wave Detectors: Fabrication, Measurement And Optimization, Charles Middleton Jan 2006

Antenna-Coupled Infrared And Millimeter-Wave Detectors: Fabrication, Measurement And Optimization, Charles Middleton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Antenna-coupled detectors provide uncooled, cost-effective solutions for infrared and millimeter-wave imaging. This work describes the design, fabrication, measurement, and optimization of several types of antenna-coupled detectors for LWIR (8 - 12 µm) and 94 GHz radiation. Two types of millimeter-wave antenna-coupled detectors were fabricated and tested: a slot antenna coupled to a bolometer, and a patch antenna coupled to a SiC Schottky diode. Electromagnetic modeling of the antennas helped guide the design of antennas with better impedance matching to the detectors. Schottky diodes are discussed as detectors for millimeter-wave and infrared radiation, with the goal of increasing the cutoff frequency …