Title :
Spatial wavelength-tunable emission between 350 nm and 715 nm from nanowires on a single substrate
Author :
Pan, A.L. ; Liu, R.B. ; Ning, C.Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate extremely widely wavelength-tunable emissions from a single substrate of nanowires from 350 nm to 715 nm. This unprecedented tuning range is achieved by a novel method of controlling spatial alloy composition grading.
Keywords :
nanowires; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum wires; nanowires; single substrate; spatial alloy composition grading; spatial wavelength-tunable emission; wavelength 350 nm to 715 nm; Laser tuning; Nanomaterials; Nanophotonics; Nanowires; Photoluminescence; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor materials; Substrates; Tunable circuits and devices; Zinc compounds; (160.4236) Nanomaterials; (160.6000) Semiconductor materials; (250.5230) Photoluminescence;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8