A micromachining-based technology for enhancing germanium light emission via tensile strain

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 398-405

  Jain, Jinendra Raja ^a   Hryciw, Aaron ^a   Baer, Thomas M ^b   Miller, David A B ^a   Brongersma, Mark L ^a   Howe, Roger T ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861666546     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.111     Document Type: Article

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