INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF MSM DETECTORS USING A DIFFRACTION GRATING

Citation
Jt. Sheridan et al., INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF MSM DETECTORS USING A DIFFRACTION GRATING, Measurement science & technology, 4(12), 1993, pp. 1525-1527
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
ISSN journal
09570233
Volume
4
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1525 - 1527
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-0233(1993)4:12<1525:ITEOMD>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
It is shown that the efficiency of metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) det ectors can be improved using a dielectric diffraction grating, positio ned appropriately above the detector. The grating has the effect that the light is channelled into the grooves between the metallic electrod es. In this way the efficiency is increased relative to a conventional MSM detector.