Title :
Light emission from silicon nanostructures: Past, present and future perspectives
Abstract :
In this tutorial, I will review the main approaches developed so far to engineer efficient light emission from silicon-based materials. I will discuss the physics of radiative recombination in silicon nanostructures embedded in different dielectric matrices and I will picture the state of the art for on-chip optical amplifiers and silicon laser devices. In addition, I will introduce novel device concepts based on a-periodic photonic/plasmonic structures for the control and manipulation of localized light states on silicon-based chips.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanostructured materials; silicon; dielectric matrices; light emission; on-chip optical amplifiers; photonic structures; plasmonic structures; radiative recombination; silicon laser devices; silicon nanostructures; silicon-based chips; silicon-based materials; Dielectric devices; Dielectric materials; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures; Optical devices; Optical materials; Physics; Radiative recombination; Silicon; Stimulated emission; (140.3410) Laser Resonators; (140.3500) Lasers, Erbium; (140.5560) Pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
