Title :
Directly Pumped Silicon Lasing
Author :
Cloutier, Sylvain G. ; Hsu, Chih-Hsun ; Kossyrev, Pavel ; Rotem, Efi ; Shainline, Jeffrey ; Xu, Jimmy
Author_Institution :
Brown Univ., Providence
Abstract :
Enhanced photoluminescence and 1.28 mum laser emission from nano-engineered silicon originating respectively from phonon k-selection rule breaking and point defect-mediated phononless recombination in an array of emissive structural deformation zones in a SOI wafer are reported.
Keywords :
electron-hole recombination; elemental semiconductors; photoluminescence; point defects; semiconductor lasers; silicon-on-insulator; SOI wafer; Si; directly pumped silicon lasing; emissive structural deformation zones; enhanced photoluminescence; laser emission; nano-engineered silicon; phonon k-selection rule breaking; point defect-mediated phononless recombination; wavelength 1.28 mum; Electrostatic discharge; Etching; Laser theory; Nanopatterning; Nanoporous materials; Photoluminescence; Semiconductor laser arrays; Silicon on insulator technology; Spectroscopy; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453115
