Modification of the Er3+ radiative lifetime from proximity to silicon nanoclusters in silicon-rich silicon oxide

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 906-911

  Horak, Peter ^a   Loh, Wei H ^a   Kenyon, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; MULTILAYERS; NANOCLUSTERS;

DIRECT IMPACT; RADIATIVE LIFETIME; SILICON NANOCLUSTERS; SILICON RICH SILICON OXIDES;

SILICON OXIDES;

EID: 58449105947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.000906     Document Type: Article

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