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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2018
Imec Vzw, Leuven, BE;
Stichting Imec Nederland, Eindhoven, NL;
Peter Offermans, Zaltbommel, NL;
Joris Van Campenhout, Brussels, BE;
IMEC vzw, Leuven, BE;
Stichting IMEC Nederland, Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A solid-state device for photo detection, in general, of terahertz radiation is disclosed. One aspect is a detector device comprising a body having a photoconductive material, a first antenna element connected to a first portion of the body, and a second antenna element connected to a second portion of the body. The first antenna element and the second antenna element are arranged to induce an electric field in the body in response to an incident signal. Further, the device has a waveguide arranged to couple light into the photoconductive material via a coupling interface between the waveguide and the body, where the coupling interface faces away from the first portion and the second portion of the body and is closer to the first portion than to the second portion.