@Article{Pris_etal2012,
author="Pris, Andrew D.
and Utturkar, Yogen
and Surman, Cheryl
and Morris, William G.
and Vert, Alexey
and Zalyubovskiy, Sergiy
and Deng, Tao
and Ghiradella, Helen T.
and Potyrailo, Radislav A.",
title="Towards high-speed imaging of infrared photons with bio-inspired nanoarchitectures",
journal="Nature Photonics",
year="2012",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="195--200",
optkeywords="fromIPMRAS",
abstract="Existing infrared detectors rely on complex microfabrication and thermal management methods. Here, we report an attractive platform of low-thermal-mass resonators inspired by the architectures of iridescent Morpho butterfly scales. In these resonators, the optical cavity is modulated by its thermal expansion and refractive index change, resulting in {\textquoteleft}wavelength conversion{\textquoteright} of mid-wave infrared (3-8 {\textmu}m) radiation into visible iridescence changes. By doping Morpho butterfly scales with single-walled carbon nanotubes, we achieved mid-wave infrared detection with 18-62 mK noise-equivalent temperature difference and 35-40 Hz heat-sink-free response speed. The nanoscale pitch and the extremely small thermal mass of individual {\textquoteleft}pixels{\textquoteright} promise significant improvements over existing detectors. Computational analysis explains the origin of this thermal response and guides future conceptually new bio-inspired thermal imaging sensor designs.",
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}