Single photon emission and detection at the nanoscale utilizing semiconductor nanowires

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Reimer, Michael E ^a   Van Kouwen, Maarten P ^a   Barkelid, Maria ^a   Hocevar, Moïra ^a   Van Weert, Maarten H M ^a   Algra, Rienk E ^b   Bakkers, Erik P A M ^b   Björk, Mikael T ^c   Schmid, Heinz ^c   Riel, Heike ^c   Kouwenhoven, Leo P ^a   Zwiller, Valery ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

electroluminescence; nanowires; photoluminescence; quantum dots; Si avalanche photodiode; single photon detection

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOWIRES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ELECTRICAL INJECTION; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; MULTIPLICATION FACTOR; QUANTUM DOT EMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE; SINGLE PHOTON DETECTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION; SINGLE PHOTON EMITTERS;

PARTICLE BEAMS;

EID: 80655149525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3562279     Document Type: Article

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