Title :
Enhanced Light Emission in Active Silicon-on-Insulator Photonic Crystal Slabs and Slot Waveguides
Author :
Gerace, D. ; Andreani, L.C. ; Belotti, M. ; Galli, M. ; Liscidini, M. ; Patrini, M. ; Politi, A. ; Canino, A. ; Irrera, A. ; Lo Savio, R. ; Miritello, M. ; Priolo, F. ; Chen, Y.
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
We present experimental measurements on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) photonic crystal slabs with an active layer containing Er3+ ions-doped silicon nanoclusters (Si-nc), showing strong enhancement of 1.54 mum emission at room temperature. We provide a systematic theoretical analysis to interpret such results. In order to get further insight, we discuss experimental data on the guided luminescence of unpatterned SOI planar slot waveguides, which show enhanced light emission in transverse-magnetic (TM) modes over transverse-electric (TE) ones.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; erbium; optical planar waveguides; photoluminescence; photonic crystals; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; slot lines; Si:Er3+; active silicon-on-insulator photonic crystal slabs; enhanced light emission; guided luminescence; silicon nanoclusters; temperature 293 K to 298 K; transverse-electric modes; transverse-magnetic modes; unpatterned SOI planar slot waveguides; wavelength 1.54 mum; Lattices; Luminescence; Magnetic cores; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Planar waveguides; Reflectivity; Silicon on insulator technology; Slabs; Photonic crystal slabs; Silicon photonics; photonic integrated circuits; planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296125
