Light emitting silicon for microphotonics with 10 tables

This Book Gives A Fascinating Report On The State-of-the-art In Silicon Microphotonics And Valuable Perspective On What We Can Expect In The Near Future. The Book Presents An Overview Of The Current Understanding Of Obtaining Light From Silicon. It Concentrates Mainly On Low-dimensional Silicon Structures, Like Quantum Dots, Wires And Wells, But Covers Also Alternative Approaches Like Porous Silicon And The Doping Of Silicon With Rare-earth Elements. The Emphasis Is On The Experimental And Theoretical Achievements Concerning The Optoelectronic Properties Of Confined Silicon Structures Obtained During Recent Years. Silicon Based Photonic Crystals Are In Particular Considered, And An In-depth Discussion Of The Route Towards A Silicon Laser Is Presented. Published Results Are Compared With Each Other And With The Work Of The Authors. This Monograph Will Be Useful Not Only To Physicists, Chemists, Materials Scientists, And Engineers Interested To The Field Of Microphotonics, But Also To Graduate Students. Introduction: Fundamental Aspects -- Electron States And Optical Properties In Confined Silicon Structures -- Porous Silicon -- Silicon Nanostructures: Wells, Wires, And Dots -- Light Emission Of Er3+ In Silicon -- Silicon Based Photonic Crystals -- Conclusions And Future Outlook. S. Ossicini, L. Pavesi, F. Priolo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A fascinating insight the state-of-the-art in silicon microphotonics and what we can expect in the near future. The book presents an overview of the current understanding of getting light from silicon. It concentrates mainly on low dimensional silicon structures, like quantum dots, wires and wells, but covers also alternative approaches like porous silicon and the doping of silicon with rare-earths. The emphasis is on the experimental and theoretical achievements concerning the optoelectronic properties of confined silicon structures obtained during recent years. Silicon based photonic crystals are in particular considered. An in depth discussion of the route towards a silicon laser is presented. TOC:Introduction: Fundamental Aspects.- Electron States and Optical Properties in Confined Silicon Structures.- Porous Silicon.- Silicon Nanostructures: Wells, Wires, and Dots.- Light Emission of Er3+ in Silicon.- Silicon Based Photonic Crystals.- Conclusions and Future Outlook Introduction: Fundamental Aspects....Pages 1-36 Electron States and Optical Properties in Confined Silicon Structures....Pages 37-74 Porous Silicon....Pages 75-122 Silicon Nanostructures: Wells, Wires, and Dots....Pages 123-178 Light Emission of Er 3+ in Silicon....Pages 179-226 Silicon-Based Photonic Crystals....Pages 227-262 Conclusions and Future Outlook....Pages 263-276 Index....Pages 277-282 A fascinating insight into the state-of-the-art in silicon microphotonics and on what we can expect in the near future. It concentrates mainly on low dimensional silicon structures, like quantum dots, wires and wells, but covers also alternative approaches like porous silicon and the doping of silicon with rare-earths.