Analysis of enhanced light emission from highly strained germanium microbridges

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 466-472

  Suess M J ^a,b   Geiger, R ^a   Minamisawa, R A ^a   Schiefler, G ^a,b   Frigerio, J ^c   Chrastina, D ^c   Isella, G ^c   Spolenak, R ^b   Faist, J ^b   Sigg, H ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTION DENSITY; MODEL CALCULATIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITIES; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATES; THERMAL MISMATCH; TOP-DOWN FABRICATION; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE;

MICROELECTRONICS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 84878735631     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.67     Document Type: Article

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