Grating-Coupled Strain-Enhanced Light Emission from Mechanically Stressed Germanium Nanomembranes

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Boztuğ Yerci Ç. H., Perez J. R. S., Yin J., Sudradjat F. F., Paskiewicz D. M., Jacobson R. B., ...More

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San-Jose, Costa Rica, 9 - 14 June 2013, (Full Text)

• Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
• City: San-Jose
• Country: Costa Rica
• TED University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Direct-bandgap light emission from Ge nanomembranes is strongly enhanced and red-shifted through the application of tensile strain, combined with the use of a periodic array of amorphous-Si nanopillars to outcouple the strain-enhanced luminescence.