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Tamm-cavity terahertz detector

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  • Xuecou Tu

    (Nanjing University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Yichen Zhang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Shuyu Zhou

    (Nanjing University)

  • Wenjing Tang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Xu Yan

    (Nanjing University)

  • Yunjie Rui

    (Nanjing University)

  • Wohu Wang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Bingnan Yan

    (Nanjing University)

  • Chen Zhang

    (Nanjing University)

  • Ziyao Ye

    (Nanjing University)

  • Hongkai Shi

    (Nanjing University)

  • Runfeng Su

    (Nanjing University)

  • Chao Wan

    (Purple Mountain Laboratories)

  • Daxing Dong

    (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

  • Ruiying Xu

    (Nanjing Electronic Devices Institute)

  • Qing-Yuan Zhao

    (Nanjing University
    Purple Mountain Laboratories)

  • La-Bao Zhang

    (Nanjing University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Xiao-Qing Jia

    (Nanjing University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Huabing Wang

    (Nanjing University
    Purple Mountain Laboratories)

  • Lin Kang

    (Nanjing University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Jian Chen

    (Nanjing University
    Purple Mountain Laboratories)

  • Peiheng Wu

    (Nanjing University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

Abstract

Efficiently fabricating a cavity that can achieve strong interactions between terahertz waves and matter would allow researchers to exploit the intrinsic properties due to the long wavelength in the terahertz waveband. Here we show a terahertz detector embedded in a Tamm cavity with a record Q value of 1017 and a bandwidth of only 469 MHz for direct detection. The Tamm-cavity detector is formed by embedding a substrate with an Nb5N6 microbolometer detector between an Si/air distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) and a metal reflector. The resonant frequency can be controlled by adjusting the thickness of the substrate layer. The detector and DBR are fabricated separately, and a large pixel-array detector can be realized by a very simple assembly process. This versatile cavity structure can be used as a platform for preparing high-performance terahertz devices and opening up the study of the strong interactions between terahertz waves and matter.

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  • Xuecou Tu & Yichen Zhang & Shuyu Zhou & Wenjing Tang & Xu Yan & Yunjie Rui & Wohu Wang & Bingnan Yan & Chen Zhang & Ziyao Ye & Hongkai Shi & Runfeng Su & Chao Wan & Daxing Dong & Ruiying Xu & Qing-Yua, 2024. "Tamm-cavity terahertz detector," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-49759-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49759-z
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