Opto-electronic converter with electron mirrors and quantum wire
AssigneeAlcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale d'Electricite
InventorsAlain Le Mehaute, Christian Joachim
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Abstract
An opto-electronic converter comprises a mesoscopic resonant cavity constituted by a quantum wire made of a material that is a conductor or a semiconductor and situated between two electron mirrors of nanometer size, the said wire being interrupted over a gap having a width of a few tens of .ANG., into which gap a photosensitive material is inserted, tabs being provided at the ends of said cavity to pass an electrical current.
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An opto-electronic converter comprising a mesoscopic resonant cavity constituted by a pair of electron mirrors and a quantum wire made of a material that is conductor or a semiconductor and situated between said electron mirrors, said wire being interrupted over a gap having a width of 5 .ANG. to 100 .ANG., a photosensitive material inserted into said gap, and tabs provided at the ends of said cavity and connected to respective ones of said mirrors and said quantum wire to pass an electrical current through said cavity.
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