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White-Light And Infrared Emission From Sicxoy-Based Materials, Vasileios Nikas
White-Light And Infrared Emission From Sicxoy-Based Materials, Vasileios Nikas
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The development of a Si-based light source has attracted a high level of attention due to its potential unique advantages. For one, the monolithic integration of photonics on on-chip level along with the microelectronics devices would enhance the data processing rate. Additionally the cost per transmitted/processed information capacity can be significantly reduced.
Ion Beam Nano-Engineering Of Erbium Doped Silicon For Enhanced Light Emission At 1.54 Microns, Sebastian Naczas
Ion Beam Nano-Engineering Of Erbium Doped Silicon For Enhanced Light Emission At 1.54 Microns, Sebastian Naczas
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Erbium doped silicon is of great interest as a potential light source in Silicon Photonics research due to its light emission at 1.54 μm, which corresponds to the minimal loss of optical transmission in silica fibers for telecommunications. In this thesis a basic mechanism for excitation and de-excitation of Er in Si is reviewed. Based on such fundamental understanding, an innovative approach is proposed and implemented to improve Er luminescence properties through the formation of metal nanoparticles via impurity gettering in Si nanocavities.