Photoinduced absorption in B-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon alloys applied to all-optical modulators

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Summonte, C ^a   Della Corte, F G ^b   Nigro, M A ^b   Desalvo, A ^a,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS SILICON; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT MODULATORS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON ALLOYS; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION;

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 38849199179     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2833325     Document Type: Article

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