A micromachining-based technology for enhancing germanium light emission via tensile strain
10.1038/nphoton.2012.111
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Jain, J. R., Hryciw, A., Baer, T. M., Miller, D. A. B., Brongersma, M. L., & Howe, R. T. (2012). A micromachining-based technology for enhancing germanium light emission via tensile strain. Nature Photonics, 6(6), 398–405.

Authors 6
  1. Jinendra Raja Jain (first)
  2. Aaron Hryciw (additional)
  3. Thomas M. Baer (additional)
  4. David A. B. Miller (additional)
  5. Mark L. Brongersma (additional)
  6. Roger T. Howe (additional)
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@article{Jain_2012, title={A micromachining-based technology for enhancing germanium light emission via tensile strain}, volume={6}, ISSN={1749-4893}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.111}, DOI={10.1038/nphoton.2012.111}, number={6}, journal={Nature Photonics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Jain, Jinendra Raja and Hryciw, Aaron and Baer, Thomas M. and Miller, David A. B. and Brongersma, Mark L. and Howe, Roger T.}, year={2012}, month=may, pages={398–405} }