An All‐Silicon Metalens Integrated with a Mid‐Wave Infrared Black Phosphorus Photodiode

Abstract

Black phosphorus (BP) is a promising material for mid‐wave infrared (MWIR) photodetection because of its direct tunable bandgap and compatibility with a wide range of substrates, particularly silicon. However, optical signal collection in BP devices can be limited by its absorber thickness or active area. Dielectric metasurface lenses, which can be directly integrated into a device's substrate, are a scalable approach to increase the signal collected by BP photodetectors. This work presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of an all‐silicon metasurface lens for focusing MWIR light through its substrate. Then, a BP‐MoS2 heterojunction photodetector is integrated with the metalens, and MWIR photodetection increases at room temperature. These results demonstrate that integrated metasurface lenses are an excellent approach for boosting the performance of MWIR BP photodetectors.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 18, 2023
Source ID
10.1002/adom.202301952

Entities

People

  • Han Wang
  • Max Lien
  • Michelle Povinelli
  • Nan Wang
  • Sarath D. Gunapala
  • Tobias Wenger

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • California Institute of Technology
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • University of Southern California

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy