We explore the interplay between light and electronic materials to advance device technology. We focus on the development of photodetectors, which are crucial for converting light signals into electrical signals, enabling applications in imaging, communications, and sensing. Our research delves into plasmonics which harnesses the interaction between light and surface plasmons to create devices with enhanced optical properties and functionalities, such as improved light absorption and sensitivity.
Related Publications:
(1) Metasurface-Enhanced Thermal Photodetector Operating at Gigahertz Frequencies
E. Shin, R. E. Bangle, N. C. Wilson, S. B. Nikodemski, J. H. Vella, M. H. Mikkelsen†, Under review (2024)
(2) Ultrathin Pyroelectric Photodetector with Integrated Polarization-Sensing Metasurface
N. C. Wilson, E. Shin, R. E. Bangle, S. B. Nikodemski, J. H. Vella, M. H. Mikkelsen†, Nano Letters, 23 (18), 8547-8552 (2023) DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02341
(3) Low-loss, centimeter-scale plasmonic metasurface for ultrafast optoelectronics
A. J. Traverso, J. Huang, T. Peyronel, G. Yang, T. G. Tiecke & M. H. Mikkelsen†, Optica, 8, 202-207 (2021)
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.400731
(4) Nanophotonic Engineering: A New Paradigm for Spectrally Sensitive Thermal Photodetectors
J. W. Stewart, N. C. Wilson & M. H. Mikkelsen†, ACS Photonics, 8, 1, 71-84 (2021)
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.0c01068&
(5) Ultrafast Pyroelectric Photodetection with On-Chip Spectral Filters
J. W. Stewart, J. H. Vella, W. L., S. Fan, M. H. Mikkelsen, Nature Materials, 19, 158-162 (2020)
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0538-6