Opto-Electronic Materials Group (Prof. Albert Polman, AMOLF) Publications sorted by subject
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Research topics: 

• Optically active erbium ions in various dielectric materials
         SiO₂ - Al₂O₃ - polymers - LiNbO₃ - Y₂O₃ - general
• Si nanocrystals as sensitizers for Er
• Optically active erbium ions in silicon
         incorporation - optical properties - devices - amorphous/porous/O-rich Si - general
• Optical properties of silicon nanocrystals
• Density of states, QED effects, and optical modes in photonic crystals
• Surface plasmon optics
• Ion-solid interactions
• Devices
         optical amplifiers - Si-based laser/LEDs - polymer LEDs - detectors - Si-based waveguides - solar cells
• Melting, structural relaxation and crystallization of silicon
• REVIEW ARTICLES

Optically active erbium ions in various dielectric materials

SiO₂, silica-based glasses

• Ultra-low threshold erbium-implanted toroidal microlaser on silicon
  A. Polman, B. Min, J. Kalkman, T.J. Kippenberg, and K.J. Vahala, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1037 (2004)
• Selective excitation of erbium in silicon-infiltrated silica colloidal photonic crystals
  J. Kalkman, A. Polman, Y. Jun, D. Norris, D. ‘t Hart and A. van Blaaderen, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 2297 (2004)
• Surface plasmon polariton modified emission of erbium in a metallodielectric grating

J. Kalkman, C. Strohhöfer, B. Gralak and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 30 (2003)
• Silver as sensitizer for erbium

C. Strohhöfer and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1414 (2002) 
• Acid-based synthesis of monodisperse rare-earth-doped colloidal SiO₂ spheres

M.J.A. de Dood, B. Berkhout, C.M. van Kats, A. Polman and A. van Blaaderen, Chem. Mater. 14, 2849 (2002) 
• Effects of heat treatment and concentration on the luminescence properties of erbium-doped silica sol-gel films

L.H. Slooff, M.J.A. de Dood, A. van Blaaderen and A. Polman, J. Non-cryst. Sol. 296, 158 (2001)
• Modified spontaneous emission in erbium-doped SiO₂ spherical colloids

M.J.A. de Dood, L.H. Slooff, A. Moroz, A. van Blaaderen and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 3585 (2001) 
• Erbium-implanted silica colloids with 80% luminescence quantum efficiency

L.H. Slooff, M.J.A. de Dood, A. van Blaaderen and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 3682 (2000)
• Erbium-doped phosphate glass waveguide on silicon with 4.1 dB/cm gain at 1.535 µm 

Y.C. Yan, A.J. Faber, H. de Waal, P.G. Kik and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 2922 (1997) 
• Optimization of an Er-doped silica glass optical waveguide amplifier

E. Snoeks, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 32, 1680 (1996)
• Concentration quenching in erbium implanted alkali silicate glasses

E. Snoeks, P.G. Kik and A. Polman, Optical Materials 5, 159 (1996) 
• Cooperative upconversion in erbium implanted sodalime silicate glass optical waveguides

E. Snoeks, G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, B. Hendriksen, M.B.J. Diemeer, and F. Priolo, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 12, 1468 (1995)
• Measuring and modifying the spontaneous emission rate of erbium near an interface

E. Snoeks, A. Lagendijk, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2459 (1995)
• Optical doping of soda-lime-silicate glass with erbium by ion implantation

E. Snoeks, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 73, 8179 (1993)
• Ion irradiation damage in Er-doped silica probed by the Er³⁺ luminescence lifetime at 1.535 µm

A. Polman and J.M. Poate, J. Appl. Phys. 73, 1669 (1993) 
• Local structure around Er in silica and sodium-silicate glasses

M.A. Marcus and A. Polman, J. of Non-Cryst. Solids 136, 260 (1991)
• Photoluminescence and structural characterization of MeV erbium implanted silica glass

A. Polman, D.C. Jacobson, A. Lidgard, J.M. Poate and G.W. Arnold, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B59/60, 1313 (1991)
• 1.54 µm room temperature luminescence of MeV erbium implanted silica glass

A. Polman, A. Lidgard, D.C. Jacobson, P.C. Becker, R.C. Kistler, G.E. Blonder and J.M. Poate, Appl. Phys. Lett. 57, 2859 (1990)

Al₂O₃

• Cooperative upconversion as the gain-limiting factor in Er-doped miniature Al₂O₃ waveguide amplifiers

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 93 (9), 5008 (2003) 
• Absorption and emission spectroscopy in Er³⁺-Yb³⁺ doped aluminum oxide waveguides

C. Strohhöfer and A. Polman, Optical Materials 21, 705 (2003)
• Relationship between gain and Yb concentration in Er-Yb doped waveguide amplifiers

C. Strohhöfer, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 90, 4314 (2001)
• Erbium doped optical waveguide amplifiers on silicon (review article)

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, MRS Bulletin 23, 48 (1998)
• Lattice site and photoluminescence of erbium-implanted Al₂O₃

G.N. van Hoven, A. Polman, E. Alves, M.F. da Silva, A.A. Melo and J.C. Soares, J. Mater. Res. 12, 1401 (1997)
• Absorption and emission cross sections of Er³⁺ in Al₂O₃ planar waveguides

G.N. van den Hoven, J.A. van der Elsken, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J.W.M. van Uffelen, and M.K. Smit, Appl. Opt. 36, 3338 (1997)
• Direct imaging of optical interference in Er-doped Al₂O₃ waveguides

G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J.W.M. van Uffelen, and M.K. Smit, Optics Letters 21, 576 (1996)
• Net optical gain at 1.53 µm in Er-doped Al₂O₃ waveguides on silicon

G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J.W.M. van Uffelen, and M.K. Smit, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 1886 (1996)
• Upconversion in Er-implanted Al₂O₃ waveguides

G.N. van den Hoven, E. Snoeks, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J.W.M. van Uffelen, and M.K. Smit, J. Appl. Phys. 79, 1258 (1996)
• Incorporation and stability of erbium in sapphire by ion implantation

E. Alves, M.F. da Silva, G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, A.A. Melo, and J.C. Soares, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 106, 429 (1995)
• Photoluminescence characterization of Er-implanted Al₂O₃ films

G.N. van den Hoven, E. Snoeks, A. Polman, J.W.M. van Uffelen, Y.S. Oei, and M.K. Smit, Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 3065 (1993)

polymers

• Rare earth doped polymer waveguides and LEDs (review article)

L.H. Slooff, A. Polman, S.I. Klink, L. Grave, F.C.J.M. van Veggel and J.W. Hofstraat, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 3955 (2002) 
• Concentration effects in the photo-degradation of lissamine- functionalized Nd complexes in polymer waveguides

L.H. Slooff, A. Polman, S. I. Klink, L. Grave, F.C.J.M. van Veggel, and J.W. Hofstraat, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 18, 1690 (2001)
• Pumping planar waveguide amplifiers using a coupled waveguide system

L.H. Slooff, P. G. Kik, A. Tip, and A. Polman, J. Lightwave Technol. 19, 1740 (2001) 
• Near-infrared electroluminescence of polymer light-emitting diodes doped with a lissamine-sensitized Nd³⁺ complex

L.H. Slooff, A. Polman, F. Cacialli, R. H. Friend, G.A. Hebbink, F.C.J.M. van Veggel and D.N. Reinhoudt, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2122 (2001)
• Sensitized near-infrared luminescence from polydentate triphenylene-functionalized Nd³⁺, Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ complexes

S.I. Klink, G.A. Hebbink, L. Grave, F.C.J.M. van Veggel, D.N. Reinhoudt, L.H. Slooff, A. Polman and J.W. Hofstraat, J. Appl. Phys. 86, 1181 (1999) 
• Optical properties of lissamine functionalized Nd³⁺ complexes in polymer waveguides and solution

L.H. Slooff, A. Polman, S.I. Klink, G.A. Hebbink, L. Grave, F.C.J.M. van Veggel, D.N. Reinhoudt and J.W. Hofstraat, Optical Materials 14, 101 (2000)
• Optical properties of erbium-doped polydentate organic cage complexes

L. H. Slooff, A. Polman, M. P. Oude Wolbers, F.C.J.M. van Veggel, D. Reinhoudt and J. W. Hofstraat, J. Appl. Phys. 83, 497 (1998)

LiNbO₃

• Rapid thermal annealing of MeV erbium implanted LiNbO₃ single crystals for optical doping

M. Fleuster, Ch. Buchal, E. Snoeks, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 65, 225 (1994)
• Optical and structural characterization of MeV erbium-implanted LiNbO₃

M. Fleuster, Ch. Buchal, E. Snoeks, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 75, 173 (1994)

Y₂O₃

• Enhancement of Er^{3+ 4}I_13/2 population in Y₂O₃ by energy transfer to Ce³⁺ 

C. Strohhöfer and A. Polman, Opt. Mat. 17, 445 (2001)
• Selective modification of the Er^{3+ 4}I_11/2 branching ratio by energy transfer to Eu³⁺

C. Strohhöfer, P.G. Kik and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 4486 (2000)

General

• Broadband sensitizers for erbium-doped planar optical amplifiers: review
  A. Polman and F.C.J.M. van Veggel. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. 21, 871 (2004)
• Erbium as a probe of everything? (review article)

A. Polman, Physica B 300, 78 (2001)
• Erbium implanted thin film photonic materials (review article)

A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 82, 1 (1997)
• Optical doping of waveguide materials by MeV Er implantation

A. Polman, D.C. Jacobson, D.J. Eaglesham, R.C. Kistler and J.M. Poate, J. Appl. Phys. 70, 3778 (1991) 

• Towards an Er-doped Si nanocrystal sensitized waveguide laser - the thin line between gain and loss

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, in "Towards the first silicon laser",  NATO Science Series II, Vol. 93 (Kluwer, 2003), p. 383
• Erbium-thulium interaction in broadband infrared luminescent silicon-rich silicon oxide

S.Y. Seo, J.H. Shin, B.S. Bae, N. Park, J.J. Penninkhof and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 3445-3447 (2003)
• Photonic materials - Teaching silicon new tricks

A. Polman, Nature Materials 1, 10 (2002) 
• Gain limiting processes in Er doped Si nanocrystal waveguides in SiO₂

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 534 (2002) 
• Exciton-erbium energy transfer in Si nanocrystal-doped SiO₂

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, Mater. Sci. Eng. B. 81, 3 (2001)
• Exciton-erbium interactions in Si nanocrystal-doped SiO₂

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 1992, (2000)
• Strong exciton-erbium coupling in Si nanocrystal-doped SiO₂

P.G. Kik, M.L. Brongersma and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 2325 (2000)
• Erbium in oxygen-doped silicon. Electrical excitation

S. Lombardo, S.U. Campisano, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 77, 6504 (1995) 
• Erbium in oxygen-doped silicon. Optical excitation

G.N. van den Hoven, Jung H. Shin, A. Polman, S. Lombardo, and S.U. Campisano, J. Appl. Phys. 78, 2642 (1995)
• Room-temperature luminescence from Er-implanted semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon

S. Lombardo, S.U. Campisano, G.N. van den Hoven, A. Cacciato and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett 63, 1942 (1993) 

Optically active erbium ions in silicon

Incorporation

• Segregation and trapping of erbium at a moving crystal-amorphous Si interface

A. Polman, J.S. Custer, P.M. Zagwijn, A.M. Molenbroek, and P.F.A. Alkemade, J. Appl. Phys. 81, 150 (1997)
• Incorporation and optical activation of erbium in silicon using molecular beam epitaxy

R. Serna, Jung H. Shin, M. Lohmeier, E. Vlieg, A. Polman, and P.F.A. Alkemade, J. Appl. Phys. 79, 2658 (1996)
• Segregation and trapping of erbium during silicon molecular beam epitaxy

R. Serna, M. Lohmeier, P.M. Zagwijn, E. Vlieg, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 66, 1385 (1995)
• Erbium in crystal silicon. Segregation and trapping during solid phase epitaxy of amorphous silicon

J.S. Custer, A. Polman, and M.H. van Pinxteren, J. Appl. Phys. 75, 2809 (1994)
• Incorporation of high concentrations of erbium in crystal silicon

A. Polman, J.S. Custer, E. Snoeks, and G.N. van den Hoven, Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 507 (1993) 
• Microstructure of erbium-implanted silicon

D.J. Eaglesham, J. Michel, E.A. Fitzgerald, D.C. Jacobson, J.M. Poate, J.L. Benton, A. Polman, Y.-H. Xie and L.C. Kimerling, Appl. Phys. Lett. 58, 2797 (1991)

Optical properties

• Selective excitation of erbium in silicon-infiltrated silica colloidal photonic crystals
  J. Kalkman, A. Polman, Y. Jun, D. Norris, D. ‘t Hart and A. van Blaaderen, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 2297 (2004)
• Fine structure in the Er-related emission spectrum from Er-Si-O Matrices at room temperature under carrier mediated excitation

H. Isshiki, A. Polman and T. Kimura, J. Luminescence 102-103, 819 (2003)
• Energy backtransfer and infrared photocurrent in erbium-doped silicon p-n junctions

N. Hamelin, P.G. Kik, J.F. Suyver, K. Kikoin, A. Polman, A. Schonecker and F.W. Saris, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 5381 (2000)
• Excitation and de-excitation of Er³⁺ in crystalline silicon

P.G. Kik, M.J.A. de Dood, K. Kikoin, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 70, 1721 (1997)
• Optical and electrical doping of silicon with holmium

J.F. Suyver, P.G. Kik, T. Kimura, A. Polman G. Franzo and S. Coffa, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B, 148, 497 (1999)
• The erbium-impurity interaction and its effect on the 1.54 µm luminescence of Er³⁺ in silicon

F. Priolo, G. Franzó, S. Coffa, A. Polman, S. Libertino, R. Barklie, and D. Carey, J. Appl. Phys. 78, 3874 (1995)
• Direct experimental evidence for trap-state mediated excitation of Er³⁺ in silicon

J.H. Shin, G.N. van den Hoven and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 377 (1995)
• Erbium in crystal silicon: Optical activation, excitation, and concentration limits

A. Polman, G.N. van den Hoven, J.S. Custer, J.H. Shin, and R. Serna, J. Appl. Phys. 77, 1256 (1995) 
• Temperature dependence and quenching processes of the intra-4f luminescence of Er in crystalline Si

S. Coffa, G. France, F. Priolo, A. Polman, and R. Serna, Phys. Rev. B. 49, 16313 (1994)

Devices (waveguides, LEDs, detectors)

• Design and performance of an erbium doped silicon waveguide detector operating at 1.5 µm

P.G. Kik, A. Polman, S. Libertino and S. Coffa, J. Lightwave Tech. 20, 834 (2002) 
• Materials issues and device performance for light emitting Er-implanted Si

S. Coffa, F. Priolo, G. Franzo, A. Polman, S. Libertino, M. Saggio and A. Carnera, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 106, 386 (1995)
• Erbium in oxygen-doped silicon. Electrical excitation

S. Lombardo, S.U. Campisano, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 77, 6504 (1995) 
• Room temperature light emitting silicon diodes fabricated by erbium ion implantation

G. Franzo, F. Priolo, S. Coffa, A. Polman and A. Carnera, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 96, 374 (1995)
• Room-temperature electroluminescence from Er-doped crystalline Si

G. Franzo, F. Priolo, S. Coffa, A. Polman, and A. Carnera, Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 2235 (1994)

Amorphous Si, porous Si, oxygen-rich Si

• Luminescence quenching in erbium-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon

Jung H. Shin, G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, W.G.J.H.M. van Sark, and A.M. Vredenberg, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 997 (1996)
• Origin of 1.54 µm luminescence of erbium implanted porous silicon

Jung. H. Shin, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 66, 2379 (1995)
• Erbium in oxygen-doped silicon. Optical excitation

G.N. van den Hoven, Jung H. Shin, A. Polman, S. Lombardo, and S.U. Campisano, J. Appl. Phys. 78, 2642 (1995)
• 1.5 µm room-temperature luminescence from Er-implanted oxygen-doped silicon epitaxial films grown by molecular beam epitaxy

R. Serna, E. Snoeks, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 75, 2644 (1994)
• Room-temperature luminescence from Er-implanted semi-insulating polycrystalline silicon

S. Lombardo, S.U. Campisano, G.N. van den Hoven, A. Cacciato and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett 63, 1942 (1993) 
• Photoluminescence of erbium in amorphous silicon: structural relaxation and optical doping

J.S. Custer, E. Snoeks and A. Polman, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 235, 51 (1992)

General

• Photonic Materials - Teaching silicon new tricks

A. Polman, Nature Materials 1, 10 (2002) 
• Properties of rare-earth doped crystalline silicon (book chapter)

A. Polman and S. Coffa, in “Properties of silicon” (INSPEC, IEE, London, 1999), p. 583
• Erbium implanted thin film photonic materials (review article)

A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 82, 1 (1997)

• Optical gain from silicon nanocrystals - a critical perspective

A. Polman and R.G. Elliman, in "Towards the first silicon laser",  NATO Science Series II, Vol. 93 (Kluwer, 2003), p. 209
• Size dependent electron-hole exchange splitting in Si nanocrystals

M.L. Brongersma, P.G. Kik, A. Polman, K.S. Min and H.A. Atwater, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 351 (2000) 
• Depth distribution of luminescent Si nanocrystals in Si implanted SiO₂

M.L. Brongersma, A. Polman, K.S. Min and H.A. Atwater, J. Appl. Phys. 86, 759 (1999)
• Tuning the emission wavelength of Si nanocrystals in SiO₂ by oxidation

M.L. Brongersma, A. Polman, K.S. Min, E. Boer, T. Tambo, and H.A. Atwater, Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 2577 (1998)
• Defect-related versus excitonic visible light emission from ion beam synthesized Si nanocrystals in SiO₂

K.S. Min, K.V. Shcheglov, C.M.Yang, H.A. Atwater, M.L. Brongersma and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 69, 2033 (1996)
• The role of quantum-confined excitons vs defects in the visible luminescence of SiO₂ films containing Ge nanocrystals

K.S. Min, K.V. Shcheglov, C.M. Yang, Harry A. Atwater, M.L. Brongersma, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 2511 (1996)

• Selective excitation of erbium in silicon-infiltrated silica colloidal photonic crystals
  J. Kalkman, A. Polman, Y. Jun, D. Norris, D. ‘t Hart and A. van Blaaderen, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 2297 (2004)
• Modified spontaneous emission from erbium-doped photonic layer-by-layer crystals

M.J.A. de Dood, A. Polman and J.G. Flemming, Phys. Rev. B 67, 115106 (2003) 
• Superstructure and finite-size effects in a Si photonic woodpile crystal

M.J.A. de Dood, B. Gralak, A. Polman and J.G. Flemming, Phys. Rev. B 67, 35322 (2003) 
• Theoretical study of photonic band gaps in woodpile crystals

B. Gralak, M.J.A de Dood, G. Tayeb, S. Enoch and D. Maystre, Phys. Rev. E 67, 066601 (2003) 
• Photonic crystals of shape-anisotropic colloidal particles

K.P. Velikov, T. van Dillen, A. Polman and A. van Blaaderen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 838 (2002) 
• Design and optimization of 2D photonic crystal waveguides based on silicon

M.J.A. de Dood, E. Snoeks, A. Moroz and A. Polman, Opt. Quant. Elec. 34, 145 (2002)
• Local optical density of states in SiO₂ spherical microcavities: theory and experiment

M.J.A. de Dood, L. H. Slooff, A. Polman, A. Moroz, and A. van Blaaderen, Phys. Rev. A 64, 3807 (2001) 
• Optical probes inside photonic crystals

W.L. Vos and A. Polman, MRS Bulletin 26, 642 (2001)
• 1, 2, and 3 dimensional photonic materials made using ion beams: fabrication and optical density of states

M.J.A. de Dood, L.H. Slooff, T.M. Hensen, D.L.J. Vossen, A. Moroz, T. Zijlstra, E.W.J.M. van der Drift, A. van Blaaderen and A. Polman, in: "Photonic crystals and light localization in the 21st century", Proc. NATO ASI (Kluwer. 2001), p. 555
• Manipulating colloidal crystallization for photonic applications: from self-organisation to do-it-yourself organization

A. van Blaaderen, K.P. Velikov, J.P. Hoogenboom, D.L.J. Vossen, A. Yethiraj, R. Dullens, T. van Dillen, and A. Polman, in: "Photonic crystals and light localization in the 21st century", Proc. NATO ASI (Kluwer. 2001), p. 239
• Luminescence quantum efficiency and local density of states in thin film ruby made by ion implantation

T.M. Hensen, M.J.A. de Dood, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 5142 (2000)
• Fabrication of two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides for 1.5 um in silicon by deep anistropic dry etching

T. Zijlstra, E. van der Drift, M.J.A. de Dood, E. Snoeks and A. Polman, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 17 2734 (1999) 
• Measuring and modifying the spontaneous emission rate of erbium near an interface

E. Snoeks, A. Lagendijk, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2459 (1995)

Surface plasmon optics

• Aligned gold nanorods in silica made by ion irradiation of core-shell colloidal particles
  S. Roorda, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, C. Graf, A.M. Vredenberg, A. van Blaaderen, and B. Kooi, Adv. Mater. 16, 235 (2004)
• Very large plasmon band shift in strongly coupled metal nanoparticle chain arrays
  L.A. Sweatlock, J.J. Penninkhof, S.A. Maier, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 797 W4.6.1 (2004)
• MeV ion beam induced anisotropic plasmon resonance of silver nanocrystals in glass
  J.J. Penninkhof, A. Polman, L.A. Sweatlock, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, A.M. Vredenberg and B.J. Kooi, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 4137 (2003)
• Surface plasmon polariton modified emission of erbium in a metallodielectric grating

J. Kalkman, C. Strohhöfer, B. Gralak and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 30 (2003)
• Highly dispersive micropatterns in ion-exchanged glass formed by ion irradiation through a mask of colloidal particles

C. Strohhöfer, J.P. Hoogenboom, A van Blaaderen and A. Polman, Adv. Mat. 14 , 1815 (2002) 
• Formation mechanism of silver nanocrystals made by ion irradiation of Na⁺ Ag⁺ ion exchanged sodalime silicate glass

D.M. Peters, C. Strohhöfer, M.L. Brongersma, J. van der Elsken and A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 168, 237 (2000)

Ion-solid interactions

• Ion beam induced anisotropic plastic deformation of silicon microstructures
  T. van Dillen, M.J.A. de Dood, J.J. Penninkhof, A. Polman, S. Roorda, and A.M. Vredenberg, Appl. Phys Lett. 84, 3591 (2004)
• Ion beam induced anisotropic plastic deformation at 300 keV
  T. van Dillen, A. Polman, C.M. van Kats and A. van Blaaderen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 4315 (2003)
• MeV ion beam induced anisotropic plasmon resonance of silver nanocrystals in glass
  J.J. Penninkhof, A. Polman, L.A. Sweatlock, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, A.M. Vredenberg and B.J. Kooi, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 4137 (2003)
• Photonic crystals of shape-anisotropic colloidal particles

K.P. Velikov, T. van Dillen, A. Polman and A. van Blaaderen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 838 (2002) 
• Colloidal assemblies modified by ion irradiation

E. Snoeks, A. van Blaaderen, T. van Dillen, C.M. van Kats, M.L. Brongersma, and A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 178, 62 (2001)
• Anisotropic deformation of colloidal particles under MeV ion irradiation

T. van Dillen, E. Snoeks, W. Fukarek, C.M. van Kats, K.P. Velikov, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 175, 350 (2001)
• Colloidal ellipsoids with continuously variable shape

E. Snoeks, A. van Blaaderen, C.M. van Kats, M.L. Brongersma, T. van Dillen and A. Polman, Adv. Mat. 12, 1511 (2000)
• Origin of MeV ion irradiation-induced stress changes in SiO₂

M.L. Brongersma, E. Snoeks, T. van Dillen and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 59 (2000)
• Formation mechanism of silver nanocrystals made by ion irradiation of Na⁺ Ag⁺ ion exchanged sodalime silicate glass

D.M. Peters, C. Strohhöfer, M.L. Brongersma, J. van der Elsken and A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 168, 237 (2000)
• Activation energy spectra for annealing of ion irradiation induced defects in silica glasses

T. van Dillen, M.L. Brongersma, E. Snoeks and A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 148, 221 (1999) 
• Temperature dependence of MeV heavy ion irradiation induced flow in SiO₂ 

M.L. Brongersma, E. Snoeks and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 1628 (1997)
• MeV ion irradiation induced creation and relaxation of mechanical stress in silica

E. Snoeks, T. Weber, A. Cacciato, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 78, 4723 (1995)
• Densification, anisotropic deformation and plastic flow of SiO₂ during MeV heavy ion irradiation

E. Snoeks, A. Polman, and C.A. Volkert, Appl. Phys. Lett. 65, 2487 (1994)
• Radiation-enhanced plastic flow of covalent materials during ion irradiation

C.A. Volkert and A. Polman, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 235, 3 (1992)

Integrated optics, devices

Er-doped planar optical amplifiers, lasers

• Towards an Er-doped Si nanocrystal sensitized waveguide laser - the thin line between gain and loss

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, in "Towards the first silicon laser",  NATO Science Series II, Vol. 93 (Kluwer, 2003), p. 383
• Cooperative upconversion as the gain-limiting factor in Er-doped miniature Al₂O₃ waveguide amplifiers

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 93 (9), 5008 (2003) 
• Gain limiting processes in Er doped Si nanocrystal waveguides in SiO₂

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 534 (2002) 
• Pumping planar waveguide amplifiers using a coupled waveguide system

L.H. Slooff, P. G. Kik, A. Tip, and A. Polman, J. Lightwave Technol. 19, 1740 (2001) 
• Relationship between gain and Yb concentration in Er-Yb doped waveguide amplifiers

C. Strohhöfer, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 90, 4314 (2001)
• Miniature erbium doped optical amplifiers

A. Polman, Proc. 27th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 1-4, 2001, p. 632
• Erbium-doped planar optical amplifiers

A. Polman, Proc. 10^th European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO), Paderborn, Germany, April 4-6, 2001, p. 75
• Exciting erbium-doped planar amplifier materials

A. Polman, Proc. Photonic West Conference, SPIE Proc. 3942, 2 (2000)
• Erbium doped optical waveguide amplifiers on silicon (review article)

P.G. Kik and A. Polman, MRS Bulletin 23, 48 (1999)
• Erbium-doped phosphate glass waveguide on silicon with 4.1 dB/cm gain at 1.535 µm 

Y.C. Yan, A.J. Faber, H. de Waal, P.G. Kik and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 2922 (1997) 
• Optimization of an Er-doped silica glass optical waveguide amplifier

E. Snoeks, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 32, 1680 (1996)
• Net optical gain at 1.53 µm in Er-doped Al₂O₃ waveguides on silicon

G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J.W.M. van Uffelen, and M.K. Smit, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 1886 (1996)
• Upconversion in Er-implanted Al₂O₃ waveguides

G.N. van den Hoven, E. Snoeks, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J.W.M. van Uffelen, and M.K. Smit, J. Appl. Phys. 79, 1258 (1996)
• Cooperative upconversion in erbium implanted sodalime silicate glass optical waveguides

E. Snoeks, G.N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, B. Hendriksen, M.B.J. Diemeer, and F. Priolo, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 12, 1468 (1995)

Si-based lasers, light emitting diodes

• Ultra-low threshold erbium-implanted toroidal microlaser on silicon
  A. Polman, B. Min, J. Kalkman, T.J. Kippenberg, and K.J. Vahala, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1037 (2004)
• Optical gain from silicon nanocrystals - a critical perspective

A. Polman and R.G. Elliman, in "Towards the first silicon laser",  NATO Science Series II, Vol. 93 (Kluwer, 2003), p. 209
• Erbium in oxygen-doped silicon. Electrical excitation

S. Lombardo, S.U. Campisano, G.N. van den Hoven, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 77, 6504 (1995) 
• Room-temperature electroluminescence from Er-doped crystalline Si

G. Franzo, F. Priolo, S. Coffa, A. Polman, and A. Carnera, Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 2235 (1994)
• Room temperature light emitting silicon diodes fabricated by erbium ion implantation

G. Franzo, F. Priolo, S. Coffa, A. Polman and A. Carnera, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 96, 374 (1995)
• Materials issues and device performance for light emitting Er-implanted Si

S. Coffa, F. Priolo, G. Franzo, A. Polman, S. Libertino, M. Saggio and A. Carnera, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 106, 386 (1995)

Polymer light-emitting diodes

• Rare earth doped polymer waveguides and LEDs (review article)

L.H. Slooff, A. Polman, S.I. Klink, L. Grave, F.C.J.M. van Veggel and J.W. Hofstraat, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 3955 (2002) 
• Near-infrared electroluminescence of polymer light-emitting diodes doped with a lissamine-sensitized Nd³⁺ complex

L.H. Slooff, A. Polman, F. Cacialli, R.H. Friend, G.A. Hebbink, F.C.J.M. van Veggel and D.N. Reinhoudt, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2122 (2001)

Silicon-based detectors

• Design and performance of an erbium doped silicon waveguide detector operating at 1.5 µm

P.G. Kik, A. Polman, S. Libertino and S. Coffa, J. Lightwave Tech. 20, 834 (2002) 
• Energy backtransfer and infrared photocurrent in erbium-doped silicon p-n junctions

N. Hamelin, P.G. Kik, J.F. Suyver, K. Kikoin, A. Polman, A. Schonecker and F.W. Saris, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 5381 (2000)

Silicon-based optical waveguides

• Design and optimization of 2D photonic crystal waveguides based on silicon

M.J.A. de Dood, E. Snoeks, A. Moroz and A. Polman, Opt. Quant. Elec. 34, 145 (2002)
• Amorphous silicon waveguides for microphotonics

M.J.A. de Dood, T. Zijlstra, E.W.J.M. van de Drift and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 92, 649 (2002) 
• Fabrication of two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides for 1.5 um in silicon by deep anistropic dry etching

T. Zijlstra, E. van der Drift, M.J.A. de Dood, E. Snoeks and A. Polman, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 17 2734 (1999) 

Solar cells

• Energy backtransfer and infrared photocurrent in erbium-doped silicon p-n junctions

N. Hamelin, P.G. Kik, J.F. Suyver, K. Kikoin, A. Polman, A. Schonecker and F.W. Saris, J. Appl. Phys. 88, 5381 (2000)
• Improved short-circuit current of ion-implanted crystalline silicon solar cells

A. Polman, S. Roorda, W. Sinke and F.W. Saris, Proc. 7th Europ. Conf. on Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Sevilla, 1986 (Reidel, Dordrecht, 1987) p. 911
• A comparison between excimer laser and thermal annealing for ion-implanted polycrystalline silicon solar cells

W.C. Sinke, A. Polman and F.W. Saris, Sol. Cells 20, 51 (1987)
• A new method for the evaluation of solar cell parameters

A. Polman, W.G.H.J.M. van Sark, W. Sinke and F.W. Saris, Sol. Cells 17, 241 (1986)
• The use of a pulsed laser for shallow-junction processing

W. Sinke, A. Polman, W.G.H.J.M. van Sark and F.W. Saris, Sixth E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference Proceedings (London UK, April 15-19, 1985), 1011 (1985)