Plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic-radiation-emitting devices and methods for fabricating the same
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic-radiation-emitting device comprising:
- a multilayer core having an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the inner layer;
a metallic device layer configured to surround at least a portion of the outer layer; and
a substrate having a bottom conducting layer in electrical communication with the inner layer and a top conducting layer in electrical communication with the metallic device layer such that the exposed portion emits surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic radiation when an appropriate voltage is applied between the bottom conducting layer and the top conducting layer.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic-radiation-emitting devices and to methods of fabricating these devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electromagnetic-radiation-emitting device comprises a multilayer core, a metallic device layer, and a substrate. The multilayer core has an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the inner layer. The metallic device layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the outer layer. The substrate has a bottom conducting layer in electrical communication with the inner layer and a top conducting layer in electrical communication with the metallic device layer such that the exposed portion emits surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic radiation when an appropriate voltage is applied between the bottom conducting layer and the top conducting layer.
6 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An electromagnetic-radiation-emitting device comprising:
-
a multilayer core having an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the inner layer; a metallic device layer configured to surround at least a portion of the outer layer; and a substrate having a bottom conducting layer in electrical communication with the inner layer and a top conducting layer in electrical communication with the metallic device layer such that the exposed portion emits surface-plasmon-enhanced electromagnetic radiation when an appropriate voltage is applied between the bottom conducting layer and the top conducting layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method of fabricating an electromagnetic-radiation-emitting device, the method comprising:
-
forming a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, the dielectric layer having a top surface and a bottom surface attached to the semiconductor substrate; forming a multilayer core on the top surface of the dielectric layer, the multilayer core including an inner layer and an outer layer surrounding at least a portion of the inner layer, the inner layer extends through the dielectric layer and is in electrical contact with the semiconductor substrate; and depositing a metallic layer over the multilayer core. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification