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Narrow-band amplified photoluminescence of amorphous silicon quantum dots via the coupling between localized surface plasmon and Fabry-Pérot cavity modes

A 2016 SPIE journal article reports a method to produce narrow-band amplification of photoluminescence from amorphous silicon quantum dots by coupling localized surface plasmons with Fabry–Pérot cavity modes. The supplied record identifies the publisher and publication date but includes no experimental results or impact data.

Illustrative image: Fabry Perot Cavity Sensor — JuliusStrahl/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: science-and-space, technology

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The paper documents a photonic coupling approach that amplifies emission from silicon quantum dots, relevant to optical and nanophotonic research.

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Narrow-band amplified photoluminescence of amorphous silicon quantum dots via the coupling between localized surface plasmon and Fabry-Pérot cavity modes

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