Title :
Light emitting silicon nanostructures
Author :
Negro, L. Dal ; Yi, J.H. ; Stolfi, M. ; Michel, J. ; LeBlanc, J. ; Haavisto, J. ; Kimerling, L.C.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
In this paper the main results on the energy sensitization and optical properties of light-emitting silicon based nanostructures for microphotonics applications are reviewed. The energy sensitization of erbium ions from silicon nanocrystals embedded in silicon-rich oxide (SRO) and silicon-rich nitride matrices (SRN) are discussed. For both the systems the efficient energy transfer to erbium ions is demonstrated. In addition, it is shown that SRN is a suitable material for the fabrication of optically active complex photonic crystal structures
Keywords :
microwave photonics; nanotechnology; photonic crystals; silicon; spontaneous emission; Si; energy sensitization; erbium ions; light-emitting silicon; microphotonics; nanostructures; optical properties; photonic crystal structures; silicon nanocrystals; silicon-rich nitride matrice; silicon-rich oxide matrice; Crystalline materials; Energy exchange; Erbium; Nanocrystals; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures; Optical sensors; Particle beam optics; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 2005. IEDM Technical Digest. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9268-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2005.1609531
