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    • Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics
    • Solid-State Physics
    • Materials Science

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    • Ultrafast nanoscale electro-optical conversion is crucial for optical interconnects and information transfer.
    • Quantum tunnel junctions offer potential for ultrafast response and miniaturization in light emission.
    • Low emission efficiency due to poor inelastic electron tunneling and radiation efficiency hinders tunnel junction adoption.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate an electrically driven silicon light source with enhanced emission efficiency.
    • To investigate the role of nano-antennas in improving light emission from metal-insulator-semiconductor junctions.
    • To overcome the limitations of low emission efficiency in nanoscale tunnel junctions.

    Main Methods:

    • Integration of a nano-antenna within a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) junction structure.
    • Utilizing plasmon confinement effects within the nano-antenna to enhance optical properties.
    • Characterization of light emission from the engineered silicon light source.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a two-orders-of-magnitude enhancement in light emission compared to conventional planar MIS junctions.
    • Demonstrated strong plasmon confinement in the nano-antenna, increasing the local density of optical states.
    • Successfully bridged the wave vector mismatch between nanoscale fields and far-field radiation.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed nano-antenna integrated MIS junction is an effective approach for efficient electrically driven silicon light sources.
    • Plasmonic enhancement in nano-antennas significantly boosts emission efficiency for nanoscale optoelectronic devices.
    • This technology holds promise for advancing ultrafast information transfer and optical interconnects.