Intersublevel photoresponse of (In,Ga)As/GaAs quantum-dot photodetectors: Polarization and temperature dependence

We report on the polarization dependence of intraband photoresponse of (In,Ga)As/GaAs quantum-dot device structures for light polarized parallel and perpendicular to the layers. Strong photoresponse due to intersublevel transitions induced by both s- and p-polarized infrared light was observed. Within the plane of the layers, it is found that the photoresponse for s-polarized light aligned along the [110] crystallographic direction is virtually identical to that in the [(1) over bar 10] direction, suggesting that, at least in the x-y plane, the dots are symmetric. The devices studied were found to operate up to a temperature of around 100-105 K. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.