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Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have been intensively investigated over the past decades in various fields for both light detection and emission applications due to their advantages like low cost, large-scale production, and tunable spectral absorption. However, current infrared CQD detectors still suffer from one common problem, which is the low absorption rate limited by CQD film thickness. Here, we report a simulation study of CQD infrared detectors with monolithically integrated meta-lenses as light concentrators. The design of the meta-lens for 4 μm infrared was investigated and simulation results show that light intensity in the focused region is ~20 times higher. Full device stacks were also simulated, and results show that, with a meta-lens, high absorption of 80% can be achieved even when the electric area of the CQD detectors was decreased by a factor of 64. With higher absorption and a smaller detector area, the employment of meta-lenses as optical concentrators could possibly improve the detectivity by a factor of 32. Therefore, we believe that integration of CQD infrared detectors with meta-lenses could serve as a promising route towards high performance infrared optoelectronics.

Simulation of Monolithically Integrated Meta-Lens with Colloidal Quantum Dot Infrared Detectors for Enhanced Absorption