MICROELECTRONIC device integration has progressed to the point where
complete'systems-on-a-chip'have been realized1–3. Now that optoelectronics is becoming …

LIGHT-emitting devices based on silicon would find many applications in both VLSI and
display technologies, but silicon normally emits only extremely weak infrared …

The possibility induction of light emission from silicon, an indirect bandgap material in which
radiative transitions are unlikely, raises several interesting and technologically important …

Considerable effort is being expended on the development of efficient silicon light-emitting
devices compatible with silicon-based integrated circuit technology. Although several …

Silicon-based, light-emitting devices (LED's) should find numerous uses in optoelectronics.
For example, the integration of silicon LED's with silicon microelectronics could lead to …

S ilicon is at the heart of the microelectronics revolution. Its dominance over other
semiconductors is intimately tied to its superior materials and processing properties and to …

This paper attempts to review the field of research into light emission from porous silicon.
The driving force behind such research is the tantalizing goal of adding optoelectronic …

PHOTONIC devices are becoming increasingly important in information and communication
technologies. But attempts to integrate photonics with silicon-based microelectronics are …

The discovery of bright visible light emission from porous silicon has opened the door to
various nanometer sized silicon structures where the confinement of carriers gives rise to …

There is an urgent requirement for an optical emitter that is compatible with standard, silicon-
based ultra-large-scale integration (ULSI) technology. Bulk silicon has an indirect energy …