Title :
Er3+ coupled to Si nanoclusters rib waveguides
Author :
Pitanti, A. ; Navarro-Urrios, D. ; Guider, R. ; Daldosso, N. ; Khomenkova, L. ; Gourbilleau, F. ; Oton, C.J. ; Loh, W. ; Rizk, R. ; Jambois, O. ; Garrido, B. ; Pavesi, L.
Author_Institution :
Lab. di Nanosci., Univ. di Trento, Povo
Abstract :
Er doped nano-Si system has been optimised in terms of photoluminescence intensity and lifetime. Reduction of carrier absorption losses and increasing of the number of Er ions coupled to Si-nc (around 25%) have been achieved.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanostructured materials; optical waveguides; photoluminescence; rib waveguides; silicon; Si; carrier absorption losses; nanoclusters rib waveguides; photoluminescence; Absorption; Erbium; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Silicon compounds; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638148
