Carbon nanotubes based photonics: Towards the laser

Author

Vivien, L. ; Izard, Nicolas ; Gaufres, E. ; Roux, X. Le ; Beck, A. ; Marris-Morini, D. ; Cassan, E.

Author_Institution

Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay, France

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Semiconducting single wall carbon nanotubes (s-SWNTs) have generated a growing interest for several years due to their extraordinary optical properties. A strong enhancement of the photoluminescence properties has been obtained thanks to the extraction of s-SWNTs. These advances led to the first demonstration of optical gain in carbon nanotubes and are a precursor to obtain nanotube-based laser. Finally, we will present the integration of s-SWNT in silicon photonic structures, and experimentally demonstrate light emission in silicon waveguides. These results constitute a significant milestone towards the development of carbon nanotube based laser sources in silicon.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; semiconductor nanotubes; silicon; C-Si; laser sources; light emission; nanotube-based laser; optical gain; photoluminescence properties; semiconducting single wall carbon nanotubes; silicon photonic structures; silicon waveguides; Carbon nanotubes; Optical pumping; Photoluminescence; Photonics; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5117-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050586

Filename

6050586