Title :
Mesoscopic light trapping in random arrays of semiconductor nanowires
Author :
Strudley, Tom ; Zehender, Tilman ; Bakkers, Erik P. A. M. ; Muskens, Otto L.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Arrays of semiconductor nanowires have been grown with exceptionally small optical mean free paths. These random arrays demonstrate significant fluctuations in transmission, allowing the investigation of mesoscopic light transport in a three dimensional medium.
Keywords :
fluctuations; mesoscopic systems; nanowires; radiation pressure; semiconductor materials; fluctuations; mesoscopic light transport; mesoscopic light trapping; optical mean free paths; random arrays; semiconductor nanowires; three-dimensional medium; transmission; Adaptive optics; Educational institutions; Fluctuations; Nanowires; Optical imaging; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801488
