Light-activated amplification in Si-C tandem devices: A capacitive active filter model

MA Vieira, P Louro, M Vieira, A Fantoni… - IEEE Sensors …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Characteristics of tunable wavelength pi'n/pin filters based on a-SiC: H multilayered stacked
cells are studied both experimentally and theoretically. Results show that the device …

SiC multilayer structures as light controlled photonic active filters

MA Vieira, M Vieira, P Louro, V Silva, J Costa… - Plasmonics, 2013 - Springer
Tunable wavelength division multiplexing converters based on amorphous SiC multilayer
photonic active filters are analyzed. The configuration includes two stacked pin structures (p …

Double pin Photodiodes with two Optical Gate Connections for Light Triggering: A capacitive two-phototransistor model

MA Vieira, M Vieira, J Costa, P Louro… - Sensors & …, 2011 - search.proquest.com
Light-activated multiplexer/demultiplexer silicon-carbon devices are analyzed. An electrical
model for the device operation is presented and used to compare output signals with …

Optical demultiplexer based on an a‐SiC: H voltage controlled device

P Louro, M Vieira, M Fernandes, J Costa… - … status solidi c, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we present results on the use of a semiconductor heterostructure based on a‐
SiC: H as a wavelength‐division demultiplexer for the visible light spectrum. The proposed …

Self-biasing effect in colour sensitive photodiodes based on double pin a-SiC: H heterojunctions

M Vieira, A Fantoni, P Louro, M Fernandes, R Schwarz… - Vacuum, 2008 - Elsevier
A large area colour imager optically addressed is presented. The colour imager consists of a
thin wide band gap pin a-SiC: H filtering element deposited on the top of a thick large area a …

Photodetector with integrated optical thin film filters

MA Vieira, M Vieira, P Louro, V Silva… - Journal of Physics …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports on optical filters based on a-SiC: H tandem pín/pin heterostructures. The
spectral sensitivity is analyzed. Steady state optical bias with different wavelengths are …

Optical multiplexer for short range communications

P Louro, M Vieira, MA Vieira, M Fernandes… - Physica E: Low …, 2009 - Elsevier
Multiplexers are useful tools for the transmission of signals that can share the same physical
transmission path. At the end of the connection it is necessary to have a demultiplexer that …

Viability of the use of an a‐SiC: H multilayer device in a domestic VLC application

P Louro, V Silva, MA Vieira, M Vieira - physica status solidi (c), 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper the viability of an integrated wavelength optical filter and photodetector for
visible light communication (VLC) is discussed. The proposed application uses indoor warm …

Pinpi'n and Pinpii'n Multilayer Devices with Voltage Controlled Optical Readout

M Vieira, A Fantoni, M Fernandes… - … of Nanoscience and …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
In this paper we present results on the optimization of a pinpii'n type a-Si: H based three
color detector with voltage controlled spectral sensitivity. The sensor element consists on a …

Tunable photodetectors based on amorphous Si/SiC heterostructures

G de Cesare, F Irrera, F Lemmi… - IEEE transactions on …, 1995 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe a novel family of two-color photodetectors based on pinip heterostructures in
hydrogenated amorphous Si/SiC. The devices operate as bias-controlled light detectors with …