Title :
Silicon quantum well light-emitting diode
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Monolithic light source is the only missing component to realize all silicon based photonics for high density and low power optical interconnections. In this paper, we will review our attempts to develop light-emitting devices based on silicon quantum wells made by state-of-the-art silicon process.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; light emitting diodes; optical interconnections; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; silicon; Si; high density optical interconnections; light-emitting diode; low power optical interconnections; monolithic light source; silicon based photonics; silicon quantum well; Cavity resonators; Light emitting diodes; Optical interconnections; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Silicon; Stimulated emission; FinFET; nano-structure; quantum confinement; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9019-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICICDT.2011.5783240