Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics

This book gives a fascinating report on the state-of-the-art in silicon microphotonics and valuable perspective on what we can expect in the near future. The book presents an overview of the current understanding of obtaining light from silicon. It concentrates mainly on low-dimensional silicon stru...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ossicini, Stefano, Pavesi, Lorenzo (Author), Priolo, Francesco (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Springer Tracts in Modern Physics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Fundamental Aspects
  • Electron States and Optical Properties in Confined Silicon Structures
  • Porous Silicon
  • Silicon Nanostructures: Wells, Wires, and Dots
  • Light Emission of Er3+ in Silicon
  • Silicon Based Photonic Crystals
  • Conclusions and Future Outlook