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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Uvic Industry Partnerships Inc., Victoria, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UVic Industry Partnerships Inc., Victoria, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 27/14 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01); G01J 5/28 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/09 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 9/16 (2006.01); H01Q 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2013.01); G01J 1/0407 (2013.01); G01J 1/42 (2013.01); G01J 5/0837 (2013.01); G01J 5/28 (2013.01); H01L 27/14 (2013.01); H01L 27/144 (2013.01); H01L 31/00 (2013.01); H01L 31/0304 (2013.01); H01L 31/09 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 9/16 (2013.01); H01Q 9/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving applications involving the generation and detection of electromagnetic radiation at terahertz (THz) frequencies. Embodiments of the systems and methods include the fabrication and use of plasmonic devices that enhance light-matter interaction at the nanometer scale by extreme focusing with nanostructured metals. This plasmonic enhancement is used to produce high efficiency THz photoconductive switches that combine the benefits of low-temperature grown GaAs while using mature 1.55 μm femtosecond lasers operating with photon energy below the GaAs band-gap.