Modification of the Er3+ radiative lifetime from proximity to silicon nanoclusters in silicon-rich silicon oxide.
The lifetime of Er3+ in silicon-rich silicon oxide has been reported with quite widely varying values ranging from 9 ms to 2 ms. In this work, we consider the direct impact of silicon nanoclusters on the erbium radiative lifetime, and show that it is a function of the silicon nanocluster size, and also the erbium proximity to the nanocluster.
Horak
Peter
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Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
Loh
Wei H
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Kenyon
Anthony J
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