Title :
Design of integrated nanocrystal light sources
Author :
Lu, Qi ; Geiregat, Pieter ; Hens, Zeger ; Van Thourhout, Dries
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We design and optimize different types of ultracompact integrated light sources using colloidal nanocrystals as the gain medium. Transparency gain and spontaneous emission enhancement are compared.
Keywords :
colloids; integrated optics; light sources; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; spontaneous emission; transparency; colloidal nanocrystals; spontaneous emission enhancement; transparency gain; ultracompact integrated light sources; Absorption; Cathodes; Light sources; Nanocrystals; Optical losses; Silicon; Silver; colloidal nancrystals; integrated light sources; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110654