Research topics

• Plasmonics - optics at the nanoscale
• Photovoltaics - light management
• Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy (ARCIS)
• Density of states, QED effects, and optical modes in photonic nanostructures
• Microcavities
• Optical doping: optically active erbium ions in various dielectric materials and silicon
         SiO₂ - Al₂O₃ - polymers - LiNbO₃ - Y₂O₃ - general
         Si: incorporation - optical properties - devices - amorphous/porous/O-rich Si - general
• Silicon quantum dots: optical properties,  sensitizers for Er
• Devices
         optical amplifiers - Si-based laser/LEDs - polymer LEDs - detectors - Si-based waveguides - solar cells
• Ion-solid interactions
• Melting, structural relaxation and crystallization of silicon
• REVIEW ARTICLES

Plasmonics

• Resonant Mie modes of single silicon nanocavities excited by electron irradiation
  T. Coenen, J. van de Groep, and A. Polman, ACS Nano 7 (2013), 10.1021/nn3056862

• Experimental verification of n=0 structures for visible light

  E.J.R. Vesseur, T. Coenen, H. Caglayan, N. Engheta, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 013902 (2013), PRL Editor's choice, Viewpoint in Physics 6, 1 (2013), and highlighted in Science 338, 727 (2012) and Nature 493, 143 (2013)

• Solar steam nanobubbles
  A. Polman, ACS Nano 6, in press (2013), DOI: 10.1021/nn305869y

• Planar parabolic optical antenna

  D.T. Schoen, T. Coenen, F.J. García de Abajo, M.L. Brongersma, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 12 (2012), DOI: 10.1021/nl303850v

• Deep- subwavelength imaging of the modal dispersion of light
  R. Sapienza, T. Coenen, J. Renger, M. Kuttge, N.F. van Hulst, and A. Polman, Nature Mater. 11, 781 (2012)

• Mode coupling by plasmonic surface scatterers in thin-film silicon solar cells

  M. van Lare, F. Lenzmann, M.A. Verschuuren, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, in press (2012)

• Dispersive ground plane antennas core-shell type optical monopole antennas fabricated with electron beam induced deposition

  H. Acar, T. Coenen, A.Polman, and L.Kuipers, ACS Nano 6, 8226 (2012)

• Polarization-sensitive cathodoluminescence Fourier microscopy

  T. Coenen and A. Polman, Optics Express 20, 18679 (2012)

• Photonic design principles for ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaics
  A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, Nature Mater. 11, 174 (2012)

• Prospects of near-field plasmonic absorption enhancement in semiconductor materials using embedded Ag nanoparticles
  P. Spinelli and A. Polman, Optics Express 20, 641 (2012)

• Transparent conducting silver nanowire networks
  J. van de Groep, P. Spinelli, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 12, 3138 (2012)

• Deep-subwavelength spatial characterization of angular emission from single-crystal Au plasmonic ridge nanoantennas
  T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, and A. Polman, 6, 1742 (2012)

• Water-based assembly and purification of plasmon-coupled gold nanoparticle dimers and trimers
  S. Bidault and A. Polman, J. Opt. 14, doi:10.1155/2012/387274 (2012)

• Plasmonic light trapping in thin-film solar cell nanostructures
  P. Spinelli, V.E. Ferry, C. van Lare, J. van de Groep, M.A. Verschuuren, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Journ. Opt. 13, 24002 (2012)

• Plasmonic whispering gallery cavities as optical nanoantennas
  E.J.R. Vesseur and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 11, 5524 (2011)

• Modeling light trapping in nanostructured solar cells
  V.E. Ferry, A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, ACS Nano 5, 10055 (2011)

• Controlled spontaneous emission from plasmonic whispering gallery nanoantennas
  E.J.R. Vesseur and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 231112 (2011)

• Optical and topological characterization of gold nanoparticle dimers linked by a single DNA double-strand
  M.P. Busson, B. Rolly, B. Stout, N. Bonod, E. Larquet, A. Polman, and S. Bidault, Nano Lett. 11, 5060 (2011)

• Improved performance of polarization-stable VCSELs by monolithic sub-wavelength gratings produced by soft nano-imprint lithography
  M.A. Verschuuren, P. Gerlach, H.A. van Sprang, and A. Polman, Nanotechnology 22, 505201 (2011)

• Optimized spatial correlations for broadband light trapping in ultra-thin a-Si:H solar cells
  V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, C. van Lare, R.J. Walters, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 11, 4239 (2011)

• A copper negative-index material in the visible/near-infrared
  J. Parsons and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 161108 (2011)

• Angle-resolved cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
  T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 143103 (2011)

• Imaging of hidden modes in ultra-thin plasmonic strip antennas by cathodoluminescence
  E.S. Barnard, T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, A. Polman, and M.L. Brongersma, Nano Lett. 11, 4265 (2011)

• Directional emission from plasmonic Yagi-Uda antennas probed by angle-resolved cathodoluminescence

  T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, A. Polman, and A.F. Koenderink, Nano Lett. 11, 3779 (2011) 

• Controlling Fano lineshapes in plasmon-mediated light coupling into a substrate

  P. Spinelli, C. van Lare, E. Verhagen and A. Polman, Optics Express 19, A303 (2011)

• Plasmonic light trapping in thin-film solar cells nanostructures (review)
  P. Spinelli,, C. van Lare, J. van de Groep, M.A. Verschuuren, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Journ. Opt. 13, in press (2011)

• Resonant SPP modes supported by discrete metal nanoparticles on high-index substrate
  F.J. Beck, E. Verhagen, S. Mokkapati, A. Polman, and K.R. Catchpole. Optics Express 19, A146 (2011)

• Resonant nano-antennas for light trapping in plasmonic solar cells

  S. Mokkapati, F.J. Beck, R. de Waele, A. Polman and K. R. Catchpole, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 185101 (2011)

• Optical impedance matching using coupled metal nanoparticle arrays 
  P. Spinelli, M. Hebbink, R. de Waele, L. Black, F. Lenzmann and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 11, 1760 (2011)

• Three-dimensional negative index of refraction at optical frequencies by coupling plasmonic waveguides

E. Verhagen, R. de Waele, L. Kuipers and A.Polman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 223901 (2010)

• Broadband Purcell enhancement in plasmonic ring cavities
  E. J.R. Vesseur, F.J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B. 82, 165419 (2010)

• Plasmonic nanofocusing in a dielectric wedge

  E. Verhagen, L. Kuipers and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 10, 3665 (2010)

• Negative refractive index in coaxial plasmon waveguides
  R. de Waele, S. Burgos, H.A. Atwater and A. Polman, Optics Express 18, 12770 (2010)

• A single-layer wide-angle negative index metamaterial at visible frequencies
  S.P. Burgos*, R. de Waele^*, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Nature Materials 9, 407 (2010)

• Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices
  H.A. Atwater and A. Polman, Nature Materials 9, 205 (2010) and Editorial article

• A silicon-based electrical source of surface plasmon polaritons (supplementary material)
  R.J. Walters, R.V.A. van Loon, I. Brunets, J. Schmitz and A. Polman, Nature Materials 9, 21 (2010) and News and Views article

• Enhanced spontaneous emission rate in annular plasmonic nanocavities

  E.J.A. Kroekenstoel, E. Verhagen, R.J. Walters, L. Kuipers, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 263106 (2009)

• Improved red-response in thin film a-Si:H solar cells with soft-imprinted plasmonic back reflectors

  V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, H.B.T. Li, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 183503 (2009)

• Ultrasmall mode volume plasmonic nanodisk resonators

  M. Kuttge, F.J. Garcia de Abajo and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 10, 1537 (2009)

• Field enhancement in metallic subwavelength aperture arrays probed by erbium upconversion luminescence
  E. Verhagen, L. Kuipers, and A. Polman, Optics Express 17, 14586 (2009)

• Modal decomposition of surface-plasmon whispering gallery resonators

  E.J.R. Vesseur, J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 9, 3147 (2009)

• Designing periodic arrays of metal nanoparticles for light trapping applications in solar cells
  S. Mokapati, F.J. Beck, A. Polman, and K.R. Catchpole, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 53115 (2009)

• Plasmon dispersion in coaxial waveguides from single-cavity optical transmission measurements
  R. de Waele, S. Burgos, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Nano Lett. 9, 2832 (2009)

• Dispersion of metal-insulator-metal plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
  M. Kuttge, W. Cai, F.J. García de Abajo, and A.Polman, Phys. Rev. B 80, 033409 (2009)

• How grooves reflect and confine surface plasmon polaritons
  M. Kuttge, F.J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Optics Express 17, 10385 (2009)

• Nanowire plasmon excitation by adiabatic mode transformation

  E. Verhagen, M. Spasenovic´, A. Polman, and L. Kuipers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 203904 (2009)

• Tunable light trapping for solar cells using localised surface plasmons

  F.J. Beck, A. Polman and K.R. Catchpole, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 114310 (2009)

• Fabry–Pérot resonators for surface plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence

  M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 183104 (2009)

• Efficient generation of propagating plasmons by electron beams
  W. Cai, R. Sainidou, J. Xu, A. Polman, and F.J. Garcia de Abajo, Nano Lett. 9, 1176 (2009)

• Local density of states, spectrum, and far-field interference of surface plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence

  M. Kuttge, E.J.R. Vesseur, A.F. Koenderink, H.J. Lezec, H.A. Atwater, F.J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 79, 113405 (2009)

• Strong luminescence quantum efficiency enhancement near prolate metal nanoparticles: dipolar versus higher-order modes
  H. Mertens and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 044302 (2009)

• Plasmonics applied
  A. Polman, Science 322, 868 (2008)

• Design principles for particle plasmon enhanced solar cells
  K.R. Catchpole and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191113 (2008)

• Are negative index materials achievable with surface plasmon waveguides? A case study of three plasmonic geometries
  J.A. Dionne, E. Verhagen, A.Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Optics Express 16, 19001 (2008)

• Plasmonic solar cells
  K.R. Catchpole and A. Polman, Optics Express 16, 21793 (2008)

• Loss mechanisms of surface plasmon polaritons on gold probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
  M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, J. Verhoeven, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 113110 (2008)

• Near-field visualization  of strongly confined surface plasmon polaritons in metal -insulator-metal waveguides
  E. Verhagen, J. Dionne, L. Kuipers, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 8, 2925 (2008)

• Optical cavity modes in gold shell colloids
  J.J. Penninkhof, L.A. Sweatlock, A. Moroz, H.A. Atwater, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 123105 (2008)

• Surface plasmon polariton modes in a single-crystal Au nanoresonator fabricated using focussed ion beam milling
  E.J.R. Vesseur, R. de Waele, H.J. Lezec, H.A. Atwater, J. Garcia de Abajo, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 83110 (2008)

• Plasmon-based nanolenses placed on a well-defined DNA template
  S. Bidault, J. Garcia de Abajo, and A. Polman, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 130, 2750 (2008)

• Optical properties of spherical and oblate spheroidal gold shell colloids
  J.J. Penninkhof, A. Moroz, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, J. Phys. Chem C. 112, 4146 (2008)

• Nanofocusing in laterally tapered plasmonic waveguides
  E. Verhagen, A. Polman and L. Kuipers, Optics Express 16, 45 (2008)

• Experimental evidence for large dynamic effects on the plasmon dispersion of subwavelength metal nanoparticle waveguides
  A.F. Koenderink, R. de Waele, J.C. Prangsma, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B. 76, 201403 (2007)

• Plasmonic modes in annular nanoresonators studied by spectrally resolved cathodoluminescence
  Carrie E. Hofmann, F.J.R. Vesseur, L.A. Sweatlock, H. Lezec, J. Garcia de Abajo, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Nano Lett. 7, 3612 (2007)

• Direct observation of plasmonic modes in Au nanowires using high-resolution cathodoluminescence spectroscopy

  E.J.R. Vesseur, R. de Waele, M. Kuttge, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 7, 2843 (2007)

• Plasmon-enhanced photoluminescence of silicon quantum dots: simulation and experiment
  J.S. Biteen, L.A. Sweatlock, H. Mertens, N. Lewis, A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 13372 (2007)

• Plasmon-enhanced luminescence near noble-metal nanospheres: Comparison of exact theory and an improved Gersten and Nitzan model
  H. Mertens, A.F. Koenderink, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 75, 115123 (2007)

• Tunable nanoscale localization of energy on plasmon particle arrays
  R. de Waele, A.F. Koenderink, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 7, 2004 (2007), also highlighted in Nature 448, 141 (2007)

• Programmable nanolithography with plasmon nanoparticle arrays
  A. Femius Koenderink, Jesus V. Hernandez, Francis Robicheaux, L. D. Noordam, and Albert Polman, Nano Lett. 7,  745 - 749 (2007)

• Enhanced non-linear optical effects with a tapered plasmonic waveguide
  E. Verhagen, L. Kuipers and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 7, 334 (2007)

• Polarization-selective plasmon-enhanced Si quantum dot luminescence
  H. Mertens, J.S. Biteen, H.A. Atwater, A. Polman, Nano Lett. 6, 2622 (2006)

• Plasmon-enhanced erbium luminescence

  H. Mertens and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 211107 (2006)

• Complex response and polariton-like dispersion splitting in periodic metal nanoparticle chains

  A.F. Koenderink and A. Polman, Phys Rev. B 74, 033402 (2006)

• Direct imaging of propagation and damping of near-resonance surface plasmon polaritons using cathodoluminescence spectroscopy
  J.T. van Wijngaarden, E. Verhagen, A. Polman, C.E. Ross, H.J. Lezec, and H.A. Atwater, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 221111 (2006)

• Depth-resolved nanostructure and refractive index of borosilicate glass doped with Ag nanocrystals

  H. Mertens and A. Polman, Optical Materials 29, 326 (2006)

• Erbium luminescence imaging of infrared surface plasmon polaritons
  E. Verhagen, A. Tchebotareva, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett 88, 121121 (2006)

• Plasmon slot waveguides: towards chip-scale propagation with subwavelength-scale localization
  J.A. Dionne, L. Sweatlock, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 73, 035407 (2006)
• Anisotropic deformation of colloidal metallodielectric core-shell particles under MeV ion irradiation
  J.J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, C. Graf, and A. van Blaaderen, A.M. Vredenberg, A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B, B 242, 523 (2006)
• Planar plasmon metal waveguides: frequency-dependent dispersion, propagation, localization, and loss beyond the free electron model
  J.A. Dionne, L. Sweatlock, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 72, 075405 (2005)
• Highly confined electromagnetic fields in arrays of strongly coupled Ag nanoparticles
  L.A. Sweatlock, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, J.J. Penninkhof, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 71, 235408 (2005)
• Angle-dependent optical extinction of anisotropic silica-core/Au-shell colloids made via ion irradiation
  J.J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, C. Graf, and A. van Blaaderen, Adv. Mater. 17, 1484 (2005) and Erratum
• Plasmonics enables photonic access to the nanoworld
  H.A. Atwater, S. Maier, A. Polman, J.A. Dionne, and L.A. Sweatlock, MRS Bulletin 30, 385 (2005)
• Coupling of Er to surface plasmons on Ag
  J. Kalkman, L. Kuipers, A. Polman, and H. Gersen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 041113 (2005)
• Plasmonics: optics at the nanoscale
  A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, Materials Today, January 2005, p. 56
• Infrared surface plasmons in two-dimensional silver nanopartice arrays in silicon
  H. Mertens, J. Verhoeven, A. Polman, and F.D. Tichelaar, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1317 (2004)
• 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)

• Deep- subwavelength imaging of the modal dispersion of light
  R. Sapienza, T. Coenen, J. Renger, M. Kuttge, N.F. van Hulst, and A. Polman, Nature Mater. 11, 781 (2012)

• Experimental verification of n=0 structures for visible light

  E.J.R. Vesseur, T. Coenen, H. Caglayan, N.Engheta, and A.Polman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, in press (2012)

• Dispersive ground plane antennas core-shell type optical monopole antennas fabricated with electron beam induced deposition

  H. Acar, T. Coenen, A.Polman, and L.Kuipers, ACS Nano DOI: 10.1021/nn302907j (2012)

• Polarization-sensitive cathodoluminescence Fourier microscopy

  T. Coenen and A. Polman, Optics Express 20, 18679 (2012)

• Deep-subwavelength spatial characterization of angular emission from single-crystal Au plasmonic ridge nanoantennas
  T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, and A. Polman, ACS Nano DOI: 10.1021/nn204750d (2012)

• Plasmonic whispering gallery cavities as optical nanoantennas
  E.J.R. Vesseur and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 11, 5524 (2011)

• Controlled spontaneous emission from plasmonic whispering gallery nanoantennas
  E.J.R. Vesseur and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 231112 (2011)

• Angle-resolved cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
  T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 143103 (2011)

• Imaging of hidden modes in ultra-thin plasmonic strip antennas by cathodoluminescence
  E.S. Barnard, T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, A. Polman, and M.L. Brongersma, Nano Lett. 11, 4265 (2011)

• Directional emission from plasmonic Yagi-Uda antennas probed by angle-resolved cathodoluminescence

  T. Coenen, E.J.R. Vesseur, A. Polman, and A.F. Koenderink, Nano Lett. 11, 3779 (2011) 

• Broadband Purcell enhancement in plasmonic ring cavities
  E.J.R. Vesseur, F.J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B. 82, 165419 (2010)

• Ultrasmall mode volume plasmonic nanodisk resonators

  M. Kuttge, F.J. Garcia de Abajo and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 10, 1537 (2009)

• Modal decomposition of surface-plasmon whispering gallery resonators

  E.J.R. Vesseur, J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 9, 3147 (2009)

• Dispersion of metal-insulator-metal plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
  M. Kuttge, W. Cai, F.J. García de Abajo, and A.Polman, Phys. Rev. B 80, 033409 (2009)

• How grooves reflect and confine surface plasmon polaritons
  M. Kuttge, F.J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Optics Express 17, 10385 (2009)

• Fabry–Pérot resonators for surface plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence

  M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 183104 (2009)

• Efficient generation of propagating plasmons by electron beams
  W. Cai, R. Sainidou, J. Xu, A. Polman, and F.J. Garcia de Abajo, Nano Lett. 9, 1176 (2009)

• Local density of states, spectrum, and far-field interference of surface plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence

  M. Kuttge, E.J.R. Vesseur, A.F. Koenderink, H.J. Lezec, H.A. Atwater, F.J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 79, 113405 (2009)

• Loss mechanisms of surface plasmon polaritons on gold probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
  M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, J. Verhoeven, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 113110 (2008)

• Surface plasmon polariton modes in a single-crystal Au nanoresonator fabricated using focussed ion beam milling
  E.J.R. Vesseur, R. de Waele, H.J. Lezec, H.A. Atwater, J. Garcia de Abajo, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 83110 (2008)

• Plasmonic modes in annular nanoresonators studied by spectrally resolved cathodoluminescence
  Carrie E. Hofmann, F.J.R. Vesseur, L.A. Sweatlock, H. Lezec, J. Garcia de Abajo, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Nano Lett. 7, 3612 (2007)

• Direct observation of plasmonic modes in Au nanowires using high-resolution cathodoluminescence spectroscopy

  E.J.R. Vesseur, R. de Waele, M. Kuttge, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 7, 2843 (2007)

• Direct imaging of propagation and damping of near-resonance surface plasmon polaritons using cathodoluminescence spectroscopy
  J.T. van Wijngaarden, E. Verhagen, A. Polman, C.E. Ross, H.J. Lezec, and H.A. Atwater, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 221111 (2006)

Photovoltaics

• Solar steam nanobubbles
  A. Polman, ACS Nano 6, in press (2013), DOI: 10.1021/nn305869y

• Highly efficient GaAs solar cells by limiting light emission angle

  E.D. Kosten, J.H. Atwater, J. Parsons, A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, Light, Science and Appl. 2 (2013), DOI:10.1038/lsa.2013.1

• Mode coupling by plasmonic surface scatterers in thin-film silicon solar cells

  M. van Lare, F. Lenzmann, M.A. Verschuuren, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 221110 (2012)

• Photonic design principles for ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaics
  A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, Nature Mater. 11, 174 (2012)

• Prospects of near-field plasmonic absorption enhancement in semiconductor materials using embedded Ag nanoparticles
  P. Spinelli and A. Polman, Optics Express 20, 641 (2012)

• Transparent conducting silver nanowire networks
  J. van de Groep, P. Spinelli, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 12, 3138 (2012)

• Broadband omnidirectional antireflection coating based on subwavelength surface Mie resonators
  P. Spinelli, M.A. Verschuuren, and A. Polman, Nature Comm. 3, 692 (2012)

• Plasmonic light trapping in thin-film solar cell nanostructures
  P. Spinelli, V.E. Ferry, J. van de Groep, M.C. van Lare, M.A. Verschuuren, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, A. Polman, J. Opt. 13, 24002 (2012)

• Modeling light trapping in nanostructured solar cells
  V.E. Ferry, A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, ACS Nano 5, 10055 (2011)

• Microphotonic parabolic light directors fabricated by two-photon lithography
  J.H. Atwater, P. Spinelli, E. Kosten, J. Parsons, C. Van Lare, J. van de Groep, J. Garcia de Abajo, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 151113 (2011)

• Optimized spatial correlations for broadband light trapping in ultra-thin a-Si:H solar cells
  V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, C. van Lare, R.J. Walters, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 11, 4239 (2011)

• Controlling Fano lineshapes in plasmon-mediated light coupling into a substrate

  P. Spinelli, C. van Lare, E. Verhagen and A. Polman, Optics Express 19, A303 (2011)

• Resonant nano-antennas for light trapping in plasmonic solar cells

  S. Mokkapati, F.J. Beck, R. de Waele, A. Polman and K. R. Catchpole, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 185101 (2011)

• Optical impedance matching using coupled metal nanoparticle arrays 
  P. Spinelli, M. Hebbink, R. de Waele, L. Black, F. Lenzmann and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 11, 1760 (2011)

• Light trapping in thin-film plasmonic solar cells
  V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, H.B.T. Li, E. Verhagen, R.J. Walters, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Proc. 25^th EUPVSC Conference, Valencia, September 6-10, 2010, p. 10

• Light trapping in ultrathin plasmonic solar cells

  V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, H.B.T. Li, E. Verhagen, R.J. Walters, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Optics Express 18, A237 (2010)

• Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices
  H.A. Atwater and A. Polman, Nature Materials 9, 205 (2010) and Editorial article

• Asymmetry in photocurrent enhancement by plasmonic nanoparticle arrays located on the front or on the rear of solar cells

  F.J. Beck, S. Mokkapati, A. Polman, and K. R. Catchpole, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 033113 (2010)

• Improved red-response in thin film a-Si:H solar cells with soft-imprinted plasmonic back reflectors

  V.E. Ferry, M.A. Verschuuren, H.B.T. Li, R.E.I. Schropp, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 183503 (2009)

• Designing periodic arrays of metal nanoparticles for light trapping applications in solar cells
  S. Mokapati, F.J. Beck, A. Polman, and K.R. Catchpole, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 53115 (2009)

• Tunable light trapping for solar cells using localised surface plasmons

  F.J. Beck, A. Polman and K.R. Catchpole, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 114310 (2009)

• LIght trapping for solar cells using localised surface plasmons in self-assembled Ag nanoparticles
  F. J. Beck, S. Mokkapati, A. Polman and K. R. Catchpole, Proc. 24^th European Solar Energy Conference, Valencia, September 2009

• Design principles for particle plasmon enhanced solar cells
  K.R. Catchpole and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 191113 (2008)
• Plasmonic solar cells
  K.R. Catchpole and A. Polman, Optics Express 16, 21793 (2008), also highlighted in The Economist 390, 68 (2009)
• 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)

Density of states, QED effects, and optical modes in photonic nanostructures

• Purcell factor enhanced scattering from Si nanocrystals in an optical microcavity
  T. J. Kippenberg, A. L. Tchebotareva, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, and K. J. Vahala, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 027406 (2009)

• Local density of states, spectrum, and far-field interference of surface plasmon polaritons probed by cathodoluminescence

  M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, A. F. Koenderink, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, F. J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 79, in press (2009)

• Strong luminescence quantum efficiency enhancement near prolate metal nanoparticles: dipolar versus higher-order modes
  H. Mertens and A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 044302 (2009)

• All-optical octave-broad all-optical switching of Si woodpile photonic bandgap crystals
  T.G. Euser, A.J. Molenaar, J.G. Fleming, B. Gralak, A. Polman, and W.L. Vos, Phys. Rev. B 77, 115214 (2008)

• Ultrafast optical switching of three-dimensional Si inverse opal photonic bandgap crystals
  T.G. Euser, H. Wei, J. Kalkman, Y. Hun, A. Polman, D.J. Norris, and W.L. Vos, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 053111 (2007)

• Plasmon-enhanced luminescence near noble-metal nanospheres: comparison of exact theory and an improved Gersten and Nitzan model
  H. Mertens, A.F. Koenderink, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 75, 115123 (2007)

• Photoluminescence quantum efficiency of dense silicon nanocrystal ensembles in SiO₂
  R. J. Walters, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, H. A. Atwater, and M. J. A. de Dood, Phys. Rev. B 73, 132302 (2006)

• Forster transfer and the local density of states in erbium-doped silica
  M.J.A. de Dood, J. Knoester, A. Tip, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 71, 115102 (2005)

• Coupling of Er to surface plasmons on Ag
  J. Kalkman, L. Kuipers, A. Polman, and H. Gersen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 041113 (2005)
• 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, 115102 (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) 
• 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) 
• 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)

Microcavities

• Microphotonic parabolic light directors fabricated by two-photon lithography
  J.H. Atwater, P. Spinelli, E. Kosten, J. Parsons, C. Van Lare, J. van de Groep, J. Garcia de Abajo, A. Polman, and H.A. Atwater, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 151113 (2011)

• Modal decomposition of surface-plasmon whispering gallery resonators

  E.J.R. Vesseur, J. García de Abajo, and A. Polman, Nano Lett. 9, 3147 (2009)

• Purcell factor enhanced scattering from Si nanocrystals in an optical microcavity
  T. J. Kippenberg, A. L. Tchebotareva, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, and K. J. Vahala, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 027406 (2009)

• On-chip green silica upconversion microlaser

  Tao Lu, Lan Yang, Rob V. A. van Loon, Albert Polman, and Kerry J. Vahala, Optics Lett. 34, 482 (2009)

• Demonstration of an erbium-doped microdisk laser on a silicon chip

  T.J. Kippenberg, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, and K. Vahala, Phys. Rev. A 74 51802 (2006)

• Fabrication and characterization of erbium-doped toroidal microcavity lasers

  J. Kalkman, A. Tchebotareva, and A. Polman, T.J. Kippenberg, B. Min, and K. J. Vahala, J. Appl. Phys. 99 083103 (2006)

• Erbium-implanted silica microsphere laser
  J. Kalkman, A. Polman, T.J. Kippenberg, K.J. Vahala, and M.L. Brongersma, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 242, 182 (2006)

• 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)
• Erbium-implanted high-Q toroidal microcavity laser on a chip
  B. Min, T.J. Kippenberg, K.J. Vahala, J. Kalkman, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. A 70, 033803 (2004)

Optically active erbium ions in various dielectric materials

SiO₂, silica-based glasses

• On-chip green silica upconversion microlaser

  Tao Lu, Lan Yang, Rob V. A. van Loon, Albert Polman, and Kerry J. Vahala, Optics Lett. 34, 482 (2009)

• Plasmon-enhanced erbium luminescence

  H. Mertens and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 211107 (2006)

• Demonstration of an erbium-doped microdisk laser on a silicon chip

  T.J. Kippenberg, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, and K. Vahala, Phys. Rev. A 74 51802 (2006)

• Fabrication and characterization of erbium-doped toroidal microcavity lasers

  J. Kalkman, A. Tchebotareva, and A. Polman, T.J. Kippenberg, B. Min, and K. J. Vahala, J. Appl. Phys. 99 083103 (2006)

• Erbium-implanted silica microsphere laser
  J. Kalkman, A. Polman, T.J. Kippenberg, K.J. Vahala, and M.L. Brongersma, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 242, 182 (2006)
• Absence of the enhanced intra-4f transition cross section at 1.5 μm of Er³⁺ in Si-rich SiO₂
  H. Mertens, A. Polman, I.M.P. Aarts, W.M.M. Kessels, and M.C.M. van de Sanden, Appl. Phys Lett. 86, 241109 (2005)
• Forster transfer and the local density of states in erbium-doped silica
  M.J.A. de Dood, J. Knoester, A. Tip, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 71, 115102 (2005)
• Coupling of Er to surface plasmons on Ag
  J. Kalkman, L. Kuipers, A. Polman, and H. Gersen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 041113 (2005)
• 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)
• 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)  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

• Field enhancement in metallic subwavelength aperture arrays probed by erbium upconversion luminescence
  E. Verhagen, L. Kuipers, and A. Polman, Optics Express 17, 14586 (2009)
• 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

• Large spectral birefringence in photoaddressable polymer films
  B.L. Lachut, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, M.J.A. de Dood, A. Polman, R. Hagen, and S. Kostromine, Adv. Mater. 16,  1746 (2004)
• 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) 

• Absence of the enhanced intra-4f transition cross section at 1.5 μm of Er³⁺ in Si-rich SiO₂
  H. Mertens, A. Polman, I.M.P. Aarts, W.M.M. Kessels, and M.C.M. van de Sanden, Appl. Phys Lett. 86, 241109 (2005)
• 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

Si:Er - Incorporation

• Self-assembled infrared luminescent Er-Si-O crystallites on silicon
  H. Isshiki, M.J.A. de Dood, A. Polman, and T. Kimura, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 4343 (2004)
• 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)

Si:Er - Optical properties

• Self-assembled infrared luminescent Er-Si-O crystallites on silicon
  H. Isshiki, M.J.A. de Dood, A. Polman, and T. Kimura, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 4343 (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)
• 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)

Si:Er - Devices (waveguides, LEDs, detectors)

• Large spectral birefringence in photoaddressable polymer films
  B.L. Lachut, S.A. Maier, H.A. Atwater, M.J.A. de Dood, A. Polman, R. Hagen, and S. Kostromine, Adv. Mater. 16,  1746 (2004)
• 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)

Si:Er - Amorphous Si, porous Si, oxygen-rich Si

• Absence of the enhanced intra-4f transition cross section at 1.5 μm of Er³⁺ in Si-rich SiO₂
  H. Mertens, A. Polman, I.M.P. Aarts, W.M.M. Kessels, and M.C.M. van de Sanden, Appl. Phys Lett. 86, 241109 (2005)
• 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)

Si:Er - 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)

• Purcell factor enhanced scattering from Si nanocrystals in an optical microcavity
  T. J. Kippenberg, A. L. Tchebotareva, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, and K. J. Vahala, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 027406 (2009)

• Plasmon-enhanced photoluminescence of silicon quantum dots: simulation and experiment
  J.S. Biteen, L.A. Sweatlock, H. Mertens, N. Lewis, A. Polman and H.A. Atwater, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 13372 (2007)

• Polarization-selective plasmon-enhanced Si quantum dot luminescence
  H. Mertens, J.S. Biteen, H.A. Atwater, A. Polman, Nano Lett. 6, 2622 (2006)

• Quantum efficiency of silicon nanocrystals in dense ensembles

  R.J. Walters, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, H. A. Atwater, and M. J. A. de Dood, Phys. Rev. B 73, 132302 (2006)

• Spectral tuning of plasmon-enhanced silicon quantum dot luminescence
  J.S. Biteen, N. Lewis, H.A. Atwater, H. Mertens, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 131109 (2006)

• Excitation of surface plasmons at a SiO₂-Ag interface by silicon quantum dots: Experiment and theory
  J. Kalkman, H. Gersen, L. Kuipers, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 73, 075317 (2006)
• Quenching of Si nanocrystal photoluminescence by doping with gold or phosphorous
  A.L. Tchebotareva, M.J.A. de Dood, J.S. Biteen, H.A. Atwater, and A. Polman, J. Lumin. 114, 137 (2005)
• Size-dependent oxygen-related electronic states in silicon nanocrystals
  J. S. Biteen, N. S. Lewis, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 5389 (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
• 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)

Ion-solid interactions

• Size-dependent ion-beam induced anisotropic deformation at the nanoscale by nonhydrostatic capillary stresses

  T. van Dillen, E. van der Giessen, P. R. Onck, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B 74 132103 (2006)

• Anisotropic deformation of colloidal metallodielectric core-shell particles under MeV ion irradiation
  J.J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, C. Graf, and A. van Blaaderen, A.M. Vredenberg, A. Polman, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 242, 523 (2006) and Erratum
• Combined optical tweezers/ion beam technique to tune the shape of colloidal nanomasks
  D.L.J. Vossen, D. Fific, J.J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, and A. van Blaaderen, Nano Lett. 5, 1175 (2005)
• Angle-dependent optical extinction of anisotropic silica-core/Au-shell colloids made via ion irradiation
  J.J. Penninkhof, T. van Dillen, A. Polman, C. Graf, and A. van Blaaderen, Adv. Mater. 17, 1484 (2005)
• Anisotropic plastic deformation by viscous flow in ion tracks
  T. van Dillen, P. Onck, E. ,van der Giessen, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. B  71, 24103 (2005)
• Stress map for ion irradiation: depth-resolved dynamic competition between radiation-induced viscoelastic phenomena in SiO₂
  T. van Dillen, M.Y.S. Siem, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 389 (2004)
• Ion beam shaping of colloidal assemblies (review article)
  T. van Dillen, A. van Blaaderen, and A. Polman, Materials Today, July/August 2004, p. 40
• 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)
• 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) 
• Energy dependent anisotropic deformation of colloidal particles under MeV Au irradiation

T. van Dillen, A. van Blaaderen, W. Fukarek, and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 910 (2001)
• 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

• 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

• On-chip green silica upconversion microlaser

  Tao Lu, Lan Yang, Rob V. A. van Loon, Albert Polman, and Kerry J. Vahala, Optics Lett. 34, 482 (2009)

• Demonstration of an erbium-doped microdisk laser on a silicon chip

  T.J. Kippenberg, J. Kalkman, A. Polman, and K. Vahala, Phys. Rev. A 74 51802 (2006)

• Fabrication and characterization of erbium-doped toroidal microcavity lasers

  J. Kalkman, A. Tchebotareva, and A. Polman, T.J. Kippenberg, B. Min, and K. J. Vahala, J. Appl. Phys. 99 083103 (2006)

• Erbium-implanted silica microsphere laser
  J. Kalkman, A. Polman, T.J. Kippenberg, K.J. Vahala, and M.L. Brongersma, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 242, 182 (2006)

• 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)
• Erbium-implanted high-Q toroidal microcavity laser on a chip
  B. Min, T.J. Kippenberg, K.J. Vahala, J. Kalkman, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. A 70, 033803 (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)