Title :
Enhanced photoluminescence from silicon photonic crystal nanocavities with different sizes of mode volume
Author :
Nakayama, Shoji ; Ishida, Shigesuke ; Iwamoto, Satoshi ; Arakawa, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
RCAST, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
We report on effects of cavity mode volume V on the enhancement of PL from crystalline silicon, demonstrating that nanocavities with smaller mode volume are useful to obtain a larger improvement of the internal quantum efficiency of crystalline silicon.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanostructured materials; photoluminescence; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; cavity mode volume; internal quantum efficiency; photoluminescence; photonic crystal nanocavities; Crystallization; Etching; Finite difference methods; Lenses; Light sources; Photoluminescence; Photonic crystals; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634514
