An exciton-polariton bolometer for terahertz radiation detection
An exciton-polariton bolometer for terahertz radiation detection
We experimentally investigate the feasibility of a bolometric device based on exciton-polaritons. Initial measurements presented in this work show that heating - via thermal expansion and bandgap renormalization - modifies the exciton-polariton propagation wavevector making exciton-polaritons propagation remarkably sensitive to thermal variations. By theoretical simulations we predict that using a single layer graphene absorbing layer, a THz bolometric sensor can be realized by a simple exciton-polariton ring interferometer device. The predicted sensitivity is comparable to presently existing THz bolometric devices with the convenience of being a device that inherently produces an optical signal output.
Paschos, G.G.
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Liew, T.C.H.
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Hatzopoulos, Z.
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Kavokin, A.V.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Deligeorgis, G.
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1 December 2018
Paschos, G.G.
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Liew, T.C.H.
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Hatzopoulos, Z.
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Kavokin, A.V.
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Savvidis, P.G.
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Deligeorgis, G.
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Paschos, G.G., Liew, T.C.H., Hatzopoulos, Z., Kavokin, A.V., Savvidis, P.G. and Deligeorgis, G.
(2018)
An exciton-polariton bolometer for terahertz radiation detection.
Scientific Reports, 8 (1), [10092].
(doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28197-0).
Abstract
We experimentally investigate the feasibility of a bolometric device based on exciton-polaritons. Initial measurements presented in this work show that heating - via thermal expansion and bandgap renormalization - modifies the exciton-polariton propagation wavevector making exciton-polaritons propagation remarkably sensitive to thermal variations. By theoretical simulations we predict that using a single layer graphene absorbing layer, a THz bolometric sensor can be realized by a simple exciton-polariton ring interferometer device. The predicted sensitivity is comparable to presently existing THz bolometric devices with the convenience of being a device that inherently produces an optical signal output.
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 June 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 July 2018
Published date: 1 December 2018
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422611
ISSN: 2045-2322
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