Due to the low photon energy, detection of infrared photons is challenging at room
temperature. Thermoelectric effect offers an alternative mechanism bypassing material …

Scalable and low-cost manufacturing of broadband absorbers for use in the long-wave
infrared region are of enormous importance in various applications, such as infrared thermal …

An uncooled detector has reached the thermodynamic temperature fluctuation limit, such
that 98% of its total noise consisted of phonon and photon fluctuations of the detector body …

The accurate detection, classification, and separation of chiral molecules are pivotal for
advancing pharmaceutical and biomolecular innovations. Engineered chiral light presents a …

Mid-infrared imaging detectors are essential tools for many applications because they can
visualize the objects in the dark via thermal radiation. However, these detectors have to pair …

InAs nanowires have been considered as good candidates for infrared photodetection.
However, one-dimensional geometry of a nanowire makes it unsuitable for broadband light …

Detecting low energy photons, such as photons in the long-wave infrared range, is a
technically challenging proposition using naturally occurring materials. In order to address …

A quantum well-integrated metallic microcavity infrared photodetector is designed and
fabricated to achieve highly polarized narrowband wavelength selective detection. Linear …

One critical factor for bolometer sensitivity is efficient electromagnetic heating of thermistor
materials, which plasmonic nanogap structures can provide through the electric field …

Guided manipulation of light through periodic nanoarrays of three-dimensional (3D) metal–
dielectric patterns provides remarkable opportunities to harness light in a way that cannot be …