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1. D. Liang and J. E. Bowers, “Recent progress in lasers on silicon,” Nat. Photonics4(8), 511–517 (2010). [CrossRef]
2. A. Polman and F. C. J. M. van Veggel, “Broadband sensitizers for erbium-doped planar optical amplifiers: review,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B21(5), 871–895 (2004). [CrossRef]
3. M. Fujii, M. Yoshida, Y. Kanzawa, S. Hayashi, and K. Yamamoto, “1.54 µm photoluminescence of Er3+ doped into SiO2 films containing Si nanocrystals: evidence for energy transfer from Si nanocrystals to Er3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.71(9), 1198–1200 (1997). [CrossRef]
4. G. Franzò, S. Boninelli, D. Pacifici, F. Priolo, F. Iacona, and C. Bongiorno, “Sensitizing properties of amorphous Si clusters on the 1.54-μm luminescence of Er in Si-rich SiO2,” Appl. Phys. Lett.82(22), 3871–3873 (2003). [CrossRef]
5. I. Izeddin, D. Timmerman, T. Gregorkiewicz, A. Moskalenko, A. Prokofiev, I. Yassievich, and M. Fujii, “Energy transfer in Er-doped SiO2 sensitized with Si nanocrystals,” Phys. Rev. B78(3), 035327 (2008). [CrossRef]
6. O. Jambois, F. Gourbilleau, A. J. Kenyon, J. Montserrat, R. Rizk, and B. Garrido, “Towards population inversion of electrically pumped Er ions sensitized by Si nanoclusters,” Opt. Express18(3), 2230–2235 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
7. I. Izeddin, A. S. Moskalenko, I. N. Yassievich, M. Fujii, and T. Gregorkiewicz, “Nanosecond dynamics of the near-infrared photoluminescence of Er-doped SiO2 sensitized with Si nanocrystals,” Phys. Rev. Lett.97(20), 207401 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
8. C. J. Oton, W. H. Loh, and A. J. Kenyon, “Er3+ excited state absorption and the low fraction of nanocluster-excitable Er3+ in SiOx,” Appl. Phys. Lett.89(3), 031116 (2006). [CrossRef]
9. B. Garrido, C. García, P. Pellegrino, D. Navarro-Urrios, N. Daldosso, L. Pavesi, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Distance dependent interaction as the limiting factor for Si nanocluster to Er energy transfer in silica,” Appl. Phys. Lett.89(16), 163103 (2006). [CrossRef]
10. O. Savchyn, F. Ruhge, P. Kik, R. Todi, K. Coffey, H. Nukala, and H. Heinrich, “Luminescence-center-mediated excitation as the dominant Er sensitization mechanism in Er-doped silicon-rich SiO2 films,” Phys. Rev. B76(19), 195419 (2007). [CrossRef]
11. D. Navarro-Urrios, Y. Lebour, O. Jambois, B. Garrido, A. Pitanti, N. Daldosso, L. Pavesi, J. Cardin, K. Hijazi, L. Khomenkova, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Optically active Er3+ ions in SiO2 codoped with Si nanoclusters,” J. Appl. Phys.106(9), 093107 (2009). [CrossRef]
12. D. Navarro-Urrios, F. Ferrarese Lupi, N. Prtljaga, A. Pitanti, O. Jambois, J. M. Ramírez, Y. Berencén, N. Daldosso, B. Garrido, and L. Pavesi, “Copropagating pump and probe experiments on Si-nc in SiO2 rib waveguides doped with Er: the optical role of non-emitting ions,” Appl. Phys. Lett.99(23), 231114 (2011). [CrossRef]
13. S. Cueff, C. Labbé, O. Jambois, B. Garrido, X. Portier, and R. Rizk, “Thickness-dependent optimization of Er3+ light emission from silicon-rich silicon oxide thin films,” Nanoscale Res. Lett.6(1), 395 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
14. C. A. Barrios and M. Lipson, “Electrically driven silicon resonant light emitting device based on slot-waveguide,” Opt. Express13(25), 10092–10101 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
15. J. T. Robinson, K. Preston, O. Painter, and M. Lipson, “First-principle derivation of gain in high-index-contrast waveguides,” Opt. Express16(21), 16659–16669 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
16. B. Garrido, C. García, S.-Y. Seo, P. Pellegrino, D. Navarro-Urrios, N. Daldosso, L. Pavesi, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Excitable Er fraction and quenching phenomena in Er-doped SiO2 layers containing Si nanoclusters,” Phys. Rev. B76(24), 245308 (2007). [CrossRef]
17. F. Iacona, C. Bongiorno, C. Spinella, S. Boninelli, and F. Priolo, “Formation and evolution of luminescent Si nanoclusters produced by thermal annealing of SiOx films,” J. Appl. Phys.95(7), 3723–3732 (2004). [CrossRef]
18. F. Priolo, G. Franzò, D. Pacifici, V. Vinciguerra, F. Iacona, and A. Irrera, “Role of the energy transfer in the optical properties of undoped and Er-doped interacting Si nanocrystals,” J. Appl. Phys.89(1), 264–272 (2001). [CrossRef]
19. R. S. Quimby, W. J. Miniscalco, and B. Thompson, “Clustering in erbium-doped silica glass fibers analyzed using 980 nm excited-state absorption,” J. Appl. Phys.76(8), 4472–4478 (1994). [CrossRef]
20. P. Pellegrino, B. Garrido, J. Arbiol, C. Garcia, Y. Lebour, and J. R. Morante, “Site of Er ions in silica layers codoped with Si nanoclusters and Er,” Appl. Phys. Lett.88(12), 121915 (2006). [CrossRef]
21. I. F. Crowe, R. J. Kashtiban, B. Sherliker, U. Bangert, M. P. Halsall, A. P. Knights, and R. M. Gwilliam, “Spatially correlated erbium and Si nanocrystals in coimplanted SiO2 after a single high temperature anneal,” J. Appl. Phys.107(4), 044316 (2010). [CrossRef]
22. X. Wang, P. Li, M. Malac, R. Lockwood, and A. Meldrum, “The spatial distribution of silicon NCs and erbium ion clusters by simultaneous high-resolution energy filtered and Z-contrast STEM and transmission electron tomography,” Phys. Status Solidi., C Curr. Top. Solid State Phys.8(3), 1038–1043 (2011). [CrossRef]
23. D. A. Stanley, H. Alizadeh, A. Helmy, N. P. Kherani, L. Qian, and S. Zukotynski, “SEM-mapped micro-photoluminescence studies of highly luminescent micro-clusters in erbium-doped silicon-rich silicon oxide,” J. Lumin.131(1), 72–77 (2011). [CrossRef]
24. M. Shah, M. Wojdak, A. J. Kenyon, M. P. Halsall, H. Li, and I. F. Crowe, “Rate equation modelling of erbium luminescence dynamics in erbium-doped silicon-rich-silicon-oxide,” J. Lumin. (to be published).
25. A. Anopchenko, A. Tengattini, A. Marconi, N. Prtljaga, J. M. Ramírez, O. Jambois, Y. Berencén, D. Navarro-Urrios, B. Garrido, F. Milesi, J.-P. Colonna, J.-M. Fedeli, and L. Pavesi, “Bipolar pulsed excitation of erbium-doped nanosilicon light emitting diodes,” J. Appl. Phys.111(6), 063102 (2012). [CrossRef]
26. S. Minissale, T. Gregorkiewicz, M. Forcales, and R. G. Elliman, “On optical activity of Er3+ ions in Si-rich SiO2 waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.89(17), 171908 (2006). [CrossRef]
27. M. Wojdak, M. Klik, M. Forcales, O. Gusev, T. Gregorkiewicz, D. Pacifici, G. Franzò, F. Priolo, and F. Iacona, “Sensitization of Er luminescence by Si nanoclusters,” Phys. Rev. B69(23), 233315 (2004). [CrossRef]
28. G. Franzò, M. Miritello, S. Boninelli, R. Lo Savio, M. G. Grimaldi, F. Priolo, F. Iacona, G. Nicotra, C. Spinella, and S. Coffa, “Microstructural evolution of SiOx films and its effect on the luminescence of Si nanoclusters,” J. Appl. Phys.104(9), 094306 (2008). [CrossRef]
29. C. Maurizio, F. Iacona, F. D’Acapito, G. Franzò, and F. Priolo, “Er site in Er-implanted Si nanoclusters embedded in SiO2,” Phys. Rev. B74(20), 205428 (2006). [CrossRef]
30. G. Franzò, E. Pecora, F. Priolo, and F. Iacona, “Role of the Si excess on the excitation of Er doped SiOx,” Appl. Phys. Lett.90(18), 183102 (2007). [CrossRef]
31. M. de Dood, L. Slooff, A. Polman, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, “Local optical density of states in SiO2 spherical microcavities: theory and experiment,” Phys. Rev. A64(3), 033807 (2001). [CrossRef]
32. N. Daldosso, D. Navarro-Urrios, M. Melchiorri, L. Pavesi, C. Sada, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Refractive index dependence of the absorption and emission cross sections at 1.54 μm of Er3+ coupled to Si nanoclusters,” Appl. Phys. Lett.88(16), 161901 (2006). [CrossRef]
33. N. Daldosso, D. Navarro-Urrios, M. Melchiorri, L. Pavesi, F. Gourbilleau, M. Carrada, R. Rizk, C. García, P. Pellegrino, B. Garrido, and L. Cognolato, “Absorption cross section and signal enhancement in Er-doped Si nanocluster rib-loaded waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.86(26), 261103 (2005). [CrossRef]
34. P. Horak, W. H. Loh, and A. J. Kenyon, “Modification of the Er3+ radiative lifetime from proximity to silicon nanoclusters in silicon-rich silicon oxide,” Opt. Express17(2), 906–911 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
35. L. Borowska, S. Fritzsche, P. G. Kik, and A. E. Masunov, “Near-field enhancement of infrared intensities for f-f transitions in Er3+ ions close to the surface of silicon nanoparticles,” J. Mol. Model.17(3), 423–428 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
36. E. M. Purcell, “Spontaneous emission probabilities at radio frequencies,” Phys. Rev.69, 681 (1946).
37. E. Snoeks, A. Lagendijk, and A. Polman, “Measuring and modifying the spontaneous emission rate of erbium near an interface,” Phys. Rev. Lett.74(13), 2459–2462 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
38. H. Urbach and G. Rikken, “Spontaneous emission from a dielectric slab,” Phys. Rev. A57(5), 3913–3930 (1998). [CrossRef]
39. C. Creatore, L. C. Andreani, M. Miritello, R. Lo Savio, and F. Priolo, “Modification of erbium radiative lifetime in planar silicon slot waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.94(10), 103112 (2009). [CrossRef]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

• M. Fujii, M. Yoshida, Y. Kanzawa, S. Hayashi, and K. Yamamoto, “1.54 µm photoluminescence of Er3+ doped into SiO2 films containing Si nanocrystals: evidence for energy transfer from Si nanocrystals to Er3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.71(9), 1198–1200 (1997). [CrossRef]
• G. Franzò, S. Boninelli, D. Pacifici, F. Priolo, F. Iacona, and C. Bongiorno, “Sensitizing properties of amorphous Si clusters on the 1.54-μm luminescence of Er in Si-rich SiO2,” Appl. Phys. Lett.82(22), 3871–3873 (2003). [CrossRef]
• C. J. Oton, W. H. Loh, and A. J. Kenyon, “Er3+ excited state absorption and the low fraction of nanocluster-excitable Er3+ in SiOx,” Appl. Phys. Lett.89(3), 031116 (2006). [CrossRef]
• B. Garrido, C. García, P. Pellegrino, D. Navarro-Urrios, N. Daldosso, L. Pavesi, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Distance dependent interaction as the limiting factor for Si nanocluster to Er energy transfer in silica,” Appl. Phys. Lett.89(16), 163103 (2006). [CrossRef]
• D. Navarro-Urrios, F. Ferrarese Lupi, N. Prtljaga, A. Pitanti, O. Jambois, J. M. Ramírez, Y. Berencén, N. Daldosso, B. Garrido, and L. Pavesi, “Copropagating pump and probe experiments on Si-nc in SiO2 rib waveguides doped with Er: the optical role of non-emitting ions,” Appl. Phys. Lett.99(23), 231114 (2011). [CrossRef]
• P. Pellegrino, B. Garrido, J. Arbiol, C. Garcia, Y. Lebour, and J. R. Morante, “Site of Er ions in silica layers codoped with Si nanoclusters and Er,” Appl. Phys. Lett.88(12), 121915 (2006). [CrossRef]
• S. Minissale, T. Gregorkiewicz, M. Forcales, and R. G. Elliman, “On optical activity of Er3+ ions in Si-rich SiO2 waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.89(17), 171908 (2006). [CrossRef]
• G. Franzò, E. Pecora, F. Priolo, and F. Iacona, “Role of the Si excess on the excitation of Er doped SiOx,” Appl. Phys. Lett.90(18), 183102 (2007). [CrossRef]
• N. Daldosso, D. Navarro-Urrios, M. Melchiorri, L. Pavesi, C. Sada, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Refractive index dependence of the absorption and emission cross sections at 1.54 μm of Er3+ coupled to Si nanoclusters,” Appl. Phys. Lett.88(16), 161901 (2006). [CrossRef]
• N. Daldosso, D. Navarro-Urrios, M. Melchiorri, L. Pavesi, F. Gourbilleau, M. Carrada, R. Rizk, C. García, P. Pellegrino, B. Garrido, and L. Cognolato, “Absorption cross section and signal enhancement in Er-doped Si nanocluster rib-loaded waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.86(26), 261103 (2005). [CrossRef]
• C. Creatore, L. C. Andreani, M. Miritello, R. Lo Savio, and F. Priolo, “Modification of erbium radiative lifetime in planar silicon slot waveguides,” Appl. Phys. Lett.94(10), 103112 (2009). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

• G. Franzò, M. Miritello, S. Boninelli, R. Lo Savio, M. G. Grimaldi, F. Priolo, F. Iacona, G. Nicotra, C. Spinella, and S. Coffa, “Microstructural evolution of SiOx films and its effect on the luminescence of Si nanoclusters,” J. Appl. Phys.104(9), 094306 (2008). [CrossRef]
• D. Navarro-Urrios, Y. Lebour, O. Jambois, B. Garrido, A. Pitanti, N. Daldosso, L. Pavesi, J. Cardin, K. Hijazi, L. Khomenkova, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Optically active Er3+ ions in SiO2 codoped with Si nanoclusters,” J. Appl. Phys.106(9), 093107 (2009). [CrossRef]
• A. Anopchenko, A. Tengattini, A. Marconi, N. Prtljaga, J. M. Ramírez, O. Jambois, Y. Berencén, D. Navarro-Urrios, B. Garrido, F. Milesi, J.-P. Colonna, J.-M. Fedeli, and L. Pavesi, “Bipolar pulsed excitation of erbium-doped nanosilicon light emitting diodes,” J. Appl. Phys.111(6), 063102 (2012). [CrossRef]
• I. F. Crowe, R. J. Kashtiban, B. Sherliker, U. Bangert, M. P. Halsall, A. P. Knights, and R. M. Gwilliam, “Spatially correlated erbium and Si nanocrystals in coimplanted SiO2 after a single high temperature anneal,” J. Appl. Phys.107(4), 044316 (2010). [CrossRef]
• F. Iacona, C. Bongiorno, C. Spinella, S. Boninelli, and F. Priolo, “Formation and evolution of luminescent Si nanoclusters produced by thermal annealing of SiOx films,” J. Appl. Phys.95(7), 3723–3732 (2004). [CrossRef]
• F. Priolo, G. Franzò, D. Pacifici, V. Vinciguerra, F. Iacona, and A. Irrera, “Role of the energy transfer in the optical properties of undoped and Er-doped interacting Si nanocrystals,” J. Appl. Phys.89(1), 264–272 (2001). [CrossRef]
• R. S. Quimby, W. J. Miniscalco, and B. Thompson, “Clustering in erbium-doped silica glass fibers analyzed using 980 nm excited-state absorption,” J. Appl. Phys.76(8), 4472–4478 (1994). [CrossRef]

J. Lumin.

• D. A. Stanley, H. Alizadeh, A. Helmy, N. P. Kherani, L. Qian, and S. Zukotynski, “SEM-mapped micro-photoluminescence studies of highly luminescent micro-clusters in erbium-doped silicon-rich silicon oxide,” J. Lumin.131(1), 72–77 (2011). [CrossRef]
• M. Shah, M. Wojdak, A. J. Kenyon, M. P. Halsall, H. Li, and I. F. Crowe, “Rate equation modelling of erbium luminescence dynamics in erbium-doped silicon-rich-silicon-oxide,” J. Lumin. (to be published).

J. Mol. Model.

• L. Borowska, S. Fritzsche, P. G. Kik, and A. E. Masunov, “Near-field enhancement of infrared intensities for f-f transitions in Er3+ ions close to the surface of silicon nanoparticles,” J. Mol. Model.17(3), 423–428 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

• A. Polman and F. C. J. M. van Veggel, “Broadband sensitizers for erbium-doped planar optical amplifiers: review,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B21(5), 871–895 (2004). [CrossRef]

Nanoscale Res. Lett.

• S. Cueff, C. Labbé, O. Jambois, B. Garrido, X. Portier, and R. Rizk, “Thickness-dependent optimization of Er3+ light emission from silicon-rich silicon oxide thin films,” Nanoscale Res. Lett.6(1), 395 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Nat. Photonics

• D. Liang and J. E. Bowers, “Recent progress in lasers on silicon,” Nat. Photonics4(8), 511–517 (2010). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

• O. Jambois, F. Gourbilleau, A. J. Kenyon, J. Montserrat, R. Rizk, and B. Garrido, “Towards population inversion of electrically pumped Er ions sensitized by Si nanoclusters,” Opt. Express18(3), 2230–2235 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• C. A. Barrios and M. Lipson, “Electrically driven silicon resonant light emitting device based on slot-waveguide,” Opt. Express13(25), 10092–10101 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• J. T. Robinson, K. Preston, O. Painter, and M. Lipson, “First-principle derivation of gain in high-index-contrast waveguides,” Opt. Express16(21), 16659–16669 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• P. Horak, W. H. Loh, and A. J. Kenyon, “Modification of the Er3+ radiative lifetime from proximity to silicon nanoclusters in silicon-rich silicon oxide,” Opt. Express17(2), 906–911 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev.

• E. M. Purcell, “Spontaneous emission probabilities at radio frequencies,” Phys. Rev.69, 681 (1946).

Phys. Rev. A

• H. Urbach and G. Rikken, “Spontaneous emission from a dielectric slab,” Phys. Rev. A57(5), 3913–3930 (1998). [CrossRef]
• M. de Dood, L. Slooff, A. Polman, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, “Local optical density of states in SiO2 spherical microcavities: theory and experiment,” Phys. Rev. A64(3), 033807 (2001). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B

• C. Maurizio, F. Iacona, F. D’Acapito, G. Franzò, and F. Priolo, “Er site in Er-implanted Si nanoclusters embedded in SiO2,” Phys. Rev. B74(20), 205428 (2006). [CrossRef]
• M. Wojdak, M. Klik, M. Forcales, O. Gusev, T. Gregorkiewicz, D. Pacifici, G. Franzò, F. Priolo, and F. Iacona, “Sensitization of Er luminescence by Si nanoclusters,” Phys. Rev. B69(23), 233315 (2004). [CrossRef]
• B. Garrido, C. García, S.-Y. Seo, P. Pellegrino, D. Navarro-Urrios, N. Daldosso, L. Pavesi, F. Gourbilleau, and R. Rizk, “Excitable Er fraction and quenching phenomena in Er-doped SiO2 layers containing Si nanoclusters,” Phys. Rev. B76(24), 245308 (2007). [CrossRef]
• O. Savchyn, F. Ruhge, P. Kik, R. Todi, K. Coffey, H. Nukala, and H. Heinrich, “Luminescence-center-mediated excitation as the dominant Er sensitization mechanism in Er-doped silicon-rich SiO2 films,” Phys. Rev. B76(19), 195419 (2007). [CrossRef]
• I. Izeddin, D. Timmerman, T. Gregorkiewicz, A. Moskalenko, A. Prokofiev, I. Yassievich, and M. Fujii, “Energy transfer in Er-doped SiO2 sensitized with Si nanocrystals,” Phys. Rev. B78(3), 035327 (2008). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

• I. Izeddin, A. S. Moskalenko, I. N. Yassievich, M. Fujii, and T. Gregorkiewicz, “Nanosecond dynamics of the near-infrared photoluminescence of Er-doped SiO2 sensitized with Si nanocrystals,” Phys. Rev. Lett.97(20), 207401 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• E. Snoeks, A. Lagendijk, and A. Polman, “Measuring and modifying the spontaneous emission rate of erbium near an interface,” Phys. Rev. Lett.74(13), 2459–2462 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Status Solidi., C Curr. Top. Solid State Phys.

• X. Wang, P. Li, M. Malac, R. Lockwood, and A. Meldrum, “The spatial distribution of silicon NCs and erbium ion clusters by simultaneous high-resolution energy filtered and Z-contrast STEM and transmission electron tomography,” Phys. Status Solidi., C Curr. Top. Solid State Phys.8(3), 1038–1043 (2011). [CrossRef]

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