In order to develop high performance polymer solar cells (PSCs), full exploitation of the sun-
irradiation from ultraviolet (UV) to near infrared (NIR) is one of the key factors to ensure high …

Silicon microphotonics, a technology which merges photonics and silicon microelectronic
components, is rapidly evolving. Many different fields of application are emerging …

The detection of infrared radiation enables night vision, health monitoring, optical
communications and three-dimensional object recognition. Silicon is widely used in modern …

Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics offers fascinating insight the state-of-the-art in
silicon microphotonics and what we can expect in the near future. The book presents an …

With the increasing use of optical fibers in telecommunications, the demand for efficient
photodetectors operating in the low loss windows 1.3–1.6 m of silica fibers is growing …

The motivation of this study is to develop ap–n junction based light emitting device, in which
the light emission is conventionally realized using reverse current driving, by voltage driving …

Silicon is widespread in modern electronics, but its electronic bandgap prevents the
detection of infrared radiation at wavelengths above 1,100 nanometers, which limits its …

An extraordinary combination of material science, manufacturing processes, and innovative
thinking spurred the development of SiGe heterojunction devices that offer a wide array of …

We demonstrate fast and efficient germanium-on-silicon pin photodetectors for optical
communications, with responsivities as high as 0.89 and 0.75 A/W at 1.3 and 1.55 μm …

The family of photodetectors plays an important role in multiple applications. Extensive
research and continuous development of photodetectors has enriched their functionalities …