Title :
Enhancement of light emission in silicon photonic crystal slabs
Author :
Andreani, L.C. ; Belotti, M. ; Galli, M. ; Gerace, D. ; Liscidini, M. ; Patrini, M. ; Politi, A. ; Irrera, A. ; Miritello, M. ; Priolo, F. ; Chen, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Fisica ¿A. Volta¿, UniversitÃ\xa0 degli Studi di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100, Italy
Abstract :
Silicon-on-insulator photonic crystal waveguides with an active layer containing Er3+ ions displays strong enhancement of 1.54 ¿m emission at room temperature. A theory of photonic dispersion and spontaneous emission is discussed.
Keywords :
Diffraction; Etching; Magnetic cores; Optical waveguides; Photoluminescence; Photonic crystals; Reflectivity; Silicon on insulator technology; Slabs; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431802
