Title :
Mechanically flexible photonic-crystal cavities on strained-germanium nanomembranes
Author :
Boztug, C. ; Sanchez-Perez, J.R. ; Yin, Jianwei ; Lagally, M.G. ; Paiella, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. & Photonics Center, Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Photonic-crystal cavities compatible with the highly subwavelength thicknesses and flexibility requirements of mechanically-stressed Ge nanomembranes are developed and used to demonstrate a strong (20×) strain-induced light-emission efficiency enhancement.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical materials; photonic crystals; Ge; highly subwavelength thicknesses; mechanical flexibility; mechanically-stressed germanium nanomembranes; photonic-crystal cavities; strain-induced light-emission efficiency enhancement; strained-germanium nanomembranes; Arrays; Cavity resonators; Germanium; Optical pumping; Photonics; Tensile strain;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
