Publications 2006

  1. T. Aellen, M. Beck, N. Hoyler, M. Giovannini, J. Faist, and E. Gini:
    “Doping in quantum cascade lasers. I. InAlAs–InGaAs/InP midinfrared devices”,
    J. Appl. Phys., vol. 100, 043101, 2006
  2. T. Akiyama, K. Suter, N. F. de Rooij, A. Baumgartner, A. Gildemeister, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin and U. Staufer:
    “Scanning Probe with Tuning Fork Sensor, Microfabricated Silicon Cantilever and Conductive Tip for Microscopy at Cryogenic Temperature”,
    Jap. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 45, 1992, 2006
  3. M. Atatüre, J. Dreiser, A. Badolato, A.Högele, K. Karrai, and A. Imamoglu:
    “Quantum-Dot Spin-State Preparation with Near-Unity Fidelity”,
    Science, vol. 312, pp. 551-553, 2006
  4. A. Baumgartner, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, G. Papp and F. Peeters, K. Maranowski and A. C. Gossard:
    “Classical Hall effect in scanning gate experiments”,
    Phys. Rev. B, vol. 74, 165426, 2006
  5. D.J. Bell, L.X. Dong, B.J. Nelson, M. Golling, L. Zhang, and D. Grützmacher:
    “Fabrication and Characterization of Three-Dimensional InGaAs/GaAs Nanosprings”,
    Nano Lett., vol. 6, no.4, pp. 725-729, 2006
  6. D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, B.J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher:
    “Three-Dimensional Nanosprings for Electromechanical Sensors”,
    Sens. Actuator A, vols. 130-131, pp. 54-61, 2006
  7. P. Cristea, Y. Fedoryshyn, J. Holzman, F. Robin, H. Jäckel, E. Müller, and J. Faist:
    “Tuning the intersubband absorption in strained AlAsSb/InGaAs quantum wells towards the telecommunications wavelength range,”
    J. Appl. Phys., vol. 100, no. 11, p. 116104, 2006
  8. X. Cui, C. Hafner, R. Vahldieck, and F. Robin:
    “Sharp trench waveguide bends in dual mode operation with ultra-small photonic crystals for suppressing radiation,”
    Opt. Express, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 4351-4356, 2006
  9. L.X. Dong, B.J. Nelson, T. Fukuda, and F. Arai:
    “Towards Linear Nano Servomotors”,
    IEEE Trans. Autom. Sci. Tech., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 228-235, 2006
  10. L.X. Dong, A. Subramanian, D. Hugentobler, B.J. Nelson, and Y. Sun:
    “Nano Encoders based on Vertical Arrays of Individual Carbon Nanotubes”,
    Adv. Robotics, vol., 20, no. 11, pp. 1281-1301, 2006
  11. C. Ellenberger, T. Ihn, C. Yannouleas, U. Landman, K. Ensslin, D. Driscoll, and A.C. Gossard:
    “Excitation spectrum of two correlated electrons in a lateral quantum dot with negligible Zeeman splitting”,
    Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 96, 126806, 2006
  12. C. Ellenberger, B. Simovic, R. Leturcq, T. Ihn, S. E. Ulloa, K. Ensslin, D. C. Driscoll, and A. C. Gossard:
    “Two-subband quantum Hall effect in parabolic quantum wells”,
    Phys. Rev. B, vol. 74, 195313, 2006, cond-mat/0602271
  13. K. Ensslin:
    “Pinning down the last spin”,
    Nature Physics, News&Views 2, 587, 2006
  14. A. Fuhrer, P. Brusheim, T. Ihn, M. Sigrist, K. Ensslin, W. Wegscheider, and M. Bichler:
    “Fano effect in a ring-dot system with tunable coupling”,
    Phys. Rev. B., vol. 73, 205326, 2006
  15. D. Graf, M. Frommenwiler, P. Studerus, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D.C. Driscoll and A.C. Gossard:
    “Local oxidation of Ga[Al]As heterostructures with modulated tip-sample voltages”,
    J. Appl. Phys,. vol. 99, 053707, 2006
  16. R. Grange, S. Zeller, M. Haiml, O. Ostinelli, E. Gini, S. Schön, and U. Keller:
    "Antimonide semiconductor saturable absorber for passive mode locking of a 1.5-μm Er:Yb: glass laser at 10 GHz",
    IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett., vol 18, 805, 2006
  17. S. Gustavsson, R. Leturcq, B. Simovic, R. Schleser, T. Ihn, P. Studerus, K. Ensslin, D. C. Driscoll, and A. C. Gossard:
    “Counting statistics of single-electron transport in a quantum dot”,
    Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 96, 076605, 2006
  18. S. Gustavsson, R. Leturcq, B. Simovic, R. Schleser, P. Studerus, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D. C. Driscoll, and A. C. Gossard:
    “Counting statistics and super-Poissonian noise in a quantum dot”,
    Phys. Rev. B, vol. 74, 195305, 2006
  19. R. Harbers, P. Strasser, D. Caimi, R. F. Mahrt, N. Moll, D. Erni, W. Bächtold, B. J. Offrein, and U. Scherf:
    “Enhanced feedback and experimental band mapping of organic photonic-crystal lasers”
    J. Opt. A, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. S273-S277, 2006
  20. A. Jungen, M. Pfenninger, M. Tonteling, C. Stampfer, and C. Hierold:
    “Electrothermal effects at the microscale and their consequences on system design”,
    Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 16, pp. 1633-1638, 2006
  21. A. Jungen, C. Stampfer, L. Durrer, T. Helbling, and C. Hierold:
    "A method for enhanced analysis of specific as-grown carbon nanotubes,
    Physica Status Solidi B, vol. 243, pp. 3138-3141, 2006
  22. A. Jungen, C. Stampfer, and C. Hierold:
    "Thermography on a suspended microbridge using confocal Raman scattering“,
    Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, 191901, 2006
  23. A. Jungen, C. Stampfer, J. Hoetzel, V. M. Bright, and C. Hierold:
    “Process integration of carbon nanotubes into microelectromechanical systems”,
    Sensors And Actuators A-Physical, vol. 130, pp. 588-594, 2006
  24. U. Keller, and A. C. Tropper:
    "Passively modelocked surface-emitting semiconductor lasers",
    Physics Reports, vol. 429, 67, 2006
  25. D. Kim, C. Hwang, Y. Sun, S. Lee, B. Kim, and B.J. Nelson:
    "Mechanical Analysis of Chorion Softening in Prehatching Stages of Zebrafish Embryos",
    IEEE Trans. Nanobiosci., vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 89-94, 2006
  26. R. Leturcq, R. Bianchetti, G. Götz, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D. C. Driscoll and A. C. Gossard:
    “Coherent nonlinear transport in quantum rings”,
    Physica E, vol. 35, 327,2006
  27. R. Leturcq, D. Sanchez, G. Götz, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D. C. Driscoll, and A. C. Gossard:
    “Magnetic field symmetry and phase rigidity of the nonlinear conductance in a ring”,
    Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 96, 126801, 2006
  28. R. Leturcq, L. Schmid, K. Ensslin, D. C. Driscoll, and A. C. Gossard:
    “Kondo effect in a three-terminal quantum ring”,
    Phys. Sat. Solidi, vol. 243, 3653, 2006
  29. R. Leturcq, L. Schmid, K. Ensslin, Y. Meir, D. C. Driscoll and A. C. Gossard:
    ”Probing the Kondo density of states in a three-terminal quantum ring”,
    Physica E, vol. 34, 441, 2006
  30. R. Leturcq, L. Schmid, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D.C. Driscoll, and A.C. Gossard:
    “Asymmetries of the conductance matrix in a three-terminal quantum ring in the Coulomb blockade regime”,
    Physica E, vol. 34, 445, 2006
  31. H.G. Liu, S.P. Watkins, and C.R. Bolognesi:
    15-nm base type-II InP/GaAsSb/InP DHBTs with FT=384 GHz and a 6-V BVCEO”,
    IEEE Trans. on Electron Dev., vol. 53, 559, 2006
  32. V. Liverini, A. Rutz, U. Keller, and S. Schön:
    "Effects of rapid thermal annealing conditions on GaInNAs band gap blueshift and photoluminescence intensity",
    J. Appl. Phys., vol. 99, 2006
  33. H.-J. Lohe, E. Gini, R. Scollo, F. Robin, and H. Jäckel:
    “InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum-well engineering for multiple regrowth MOVPE process,”
    in Progress in Semiconductor Materials V -- Novel Materials and Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications, 891, pp. EE03-09, 2006
  34. H.-J. Lohe, R. Scollo, W. Vogt, E. Gini, F. Robin, D. Erni, R. Harbers, and H. Jäckel:
    “A multiple regrowth process for monolithically-integrated InP-based mode-locked laser diodes with uni-travelling carrier absorber,”
    Proc. SPIE, vol. 6183, p. 61831K, 2006
  35. B. Lombardet, L. A. Dunbar, R. Ferrini, R. Houdré, and F. Robin:
    “A quantitative analysis of self-collimation effects in planar photonic crystals,”
    J. Appl. Phys., vol. 99, no. 9, p. 096108, 2006
  36. D. Lorenser, D. Maas, H. J. Unold, A. R. Bellancourt, B. Rudin, E. Gini, D. Ebling, and U. Keller:
    "50-GHz passively mode-locked surface-emitting semiconductor laser with 100-mW average output power",
    IEEE J. Quant. Electron., vol. 42, 838, 2006
  37. S. V. Marchese, T. Sudmeyer, M. Golling, R. Grange, and U. Keller:
    "Pulse energy scaling to 5 μJ from a femtosecond thin disk laser",
    Opt. Lett., vol. 31, 2728, 2006
  38. L. Meier, G. Salis, C. Ellenberger, E. Gini, and K. Ensslin:
    “Stray-field induced modification of coherent spin dynamics“,
    Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 88, 172501, 2006
  39. L. Meier G. Salis, C. Ellenberger, E. Gini, and K. Ensslin:
    “Gate tunability of stray-field-induced electron spin precession in a GaAs/ InxGa1−xAs quantum well below an interdigitated magnetized Fe grating”,
    Phys. Rev. B, vol. 74, 245318, 2006
  40. A. Neild, S. Oberti, F. Beyeler, J. Dual, and B. J. Nelson:
    “A micro-particle positioning technique combining an ultrasonic manipulator and a microgripper”,
    J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 16, pp.1562–1570, 2006
  41. A.P. Neild, S. Oberti, F. Beyeler, J. Dual, and B. J. Nelson:
    "A micro-particle positioning technique combining an ultrasonic manipulator and microgripper",
    J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 1562-1570, 2006
  42. A. Neild, S. Oberti, and J.Dual:
    “Design, modeling and characterization of microfluidic devices for ultrasonic manipulation”,
    Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, In Press, Corrected Proof, available online 16 May 2006
  43. A. Neild, S. Oberti, A. Haake, and J. Dual:
    “Finite element modeling of a microparticle manipulator”,
    Ultrasonics, In Press, Corrected Proof, available online 9 June 2006
  44. B.J. Nelson and L.X. Dong:
    “Nanorobotics”,
    Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, 2nd ed., Ed.: Bharat Bhushan, Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, pt. F, chap. 49, pp. 1545-1571, 2006
  45. O. Ostinelli, W. Bächtold, H. Haiml, R. Grange, U. Keller, E. Gini, and G. Almuneau:
    "Carrier lifetime reduction in 1.5 μm AlGaAsSb saturable absorbers with air and AlAsSb barriers",
    Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 89, 071114, 2006
  46. O. Ostinelli, M. Haiml, R. Grange, G. Almuneau, M. Ebnöther, E. Gini, E. Müller, U. Keller, and W. Bächtold:
    "Highly reflective AlGaAsSb/InP Bragg reflector at 1.55 μm grown by MOVPE",
    J. Cryst. Growth, vol. 286, 247, 2006
  47. A. Pfund, I. Shorubalko, R. Leturcq, M. T. Borgström, F. Gramm, E. Müller, and K. Ensslin:
    “Fabrication of semiconductor nanowires for electronic transport measurements”,
    Chimia A7, vol. 26, 729, 2006
  48. A. Pfund, I. Shorubalko, R. Leturcq, and K. Ensslin:
    “Top-gate defined double quantum dots in InAs nanowires”,
    Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 89, 252106, 2006
  49. A. Pioda, D. Brunner, S. Kicin, T. Ihn, M. Sigrist, A. Fuhrer, K. Ensslin, M. Reinwald, and W. Wegscheider:
    “Scanning a metallic tip close to a quantum point contact”,
    Physica E, vol. 32, 167, 2006
  50. F. Robin, D. Erni, S. Costea, P. Cristea, X. Cui, Y. Fedoryshyn, E. Gini, C. Hafner, R. Harbers, J. Holzman, H.-J. Lohe, P. Ma, K. Rauscher, R. Scollo, G. Stark, P. Strasser, W. Vogt, R. Wüest, and H. Jäckel:
    “Photonic integration for high density and multi-functionality in the InP material system,”
    Proc. SPIE, vol. 6124, pp. 612415-1-15, 2006
  51. A. Rutz, V. Liverini, D. Maas, B. Rudin, A. R. Bellancourt, S. Schön, and U. Keller:
    "Passively modelocked GaInNAs VECSEL at centre wavelength around 1.3 μm",
    Electron. Lett,vol. 42, 926, 2006
  52. R. Scollo, H.-J. Lohe, F. Robin, D. Erni, E. Gini, W. Vogt, and H. Jäckel:
    “Characterization of an ultrafast uni-traveling-carrier absorber for monolithically integrated InGaAsP/InP mode-locked laser diodes,”
    Proc. SPIE, vol. 6184, p. 61841G, 2006
  53. I. Shorubalko, A. Pfund, R. Leturcq, M. T. Borgström, F. Gramm, E. Müller, E. Gini and K. Ensslin:
    “Tunable few electron quantum dots in InAs nanowires”,
    Nanotechnology, vol. 18, 044014, 2006
  54. M. Sigrist, S. Gustavsson, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D. Driscoll, A. Gossard, M. Reinwald, and W. Wegscheider:
    “Few-electron quantum dot fabricated with layered scanning force microscope lithography”,
    Physica E, vol. 32, 5, 2006
  55. M. Sigrist, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, D. Loss, M. Reinwald, and W. Wegscheider:
    “Phase coherence in the inelastic cotunneling regime“
    Phys. Rev. Lett,. vol. 96, 036804, 2006
  56. M. Sigrist, T. Ihn, K. Ensslin, M. Reinwald, and W. Wegscheider:
    “Phase coherence in the cotunneling regime of a coupled double quantum dot”,
    Physica E, vol. 34, 497, 2006
  57. B. Simovic, C. Ellenberger, K. Ensslin, H.-P. Tranitz, and W. Wegscheider:
    “Oscillations of the magnetoresistance of a two-dimensional electron gas under microwave irradiation: Influence of the irradiation frequency”,
    Physica E, vol. 34, 93, 2006
  58. B. Simovic, S. Gustavsson, R. Leturcq, P. Studerus, K. Ensslin, J. Forrer, A. Schweiger, and R. Schuhmann:
    ”Study of the microwave-induced transport through a quantum dot inserted in a 35-GHz loop-gap resonator”,
    Physica E, vol. 34, 480, 2006
  59. B.Simovic, R.Schuhmann, J. Forrer, P.Studerus, S.Gustavsson, R.Leturcq, K.Ensslin, and A. Schweiger:
    “Design of Q-Band loop-gap resonators at frequencies (34-36 GHz) for single electron spin spectroscopy in semiconductor nanostructures”,
    Rev. Sc. Instr., vol. 77, 064702, 2006, cond-mat/0602058
  60. C. Stampfer, T. Helbling, A. Jungen, and C. Hierold:
    “Micromachined pressure sensors for electromechanical characterization of carbon nanotubes,
    Physica Status Solidi B, vol. 243, pp. 3537-3541, 2006
  61. C. Stampfer, T. Helbling, D. Obergfell, B. Schoberle, M. K. Tripp, A. Jungen, S. Roth, V. M. Bright, and C. Hierold:
    “Fabrication of Single-Walled Carbon-Nanotube-Based Pressure Sensors”,
    Nano Letters, vol. 6, pp. 233-237, 2006
  62. C. Stampfer, A. Jungen, and C. Hierold,
    “Fabrication of discrete nanoscaled force sensors based on single-walled carbon nanotubes;
    IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 6, pp. 613-617, 2006
  63. C. Stampfer, A. Jungen, R. Linderman, D. Obergfell, S. Roth, and C. Hierold:
    “Nano-electromechanical displacement sensing bBased on single-walled carbon nanotubes”,
    Nano Letters, vol. 6, pp. 1449-1453, 2006
  64. M. K. Tripp, C. Stampfer, D. C. Miller, T. Helbling, C. F. Hermann, C. Hierold, K. Gall, S. M. George, and V. M. Bright:
    “The mechanical properties of atomic layer deposited alumina for use in micro- and nano-electromechanical systems”,
    Sensors And Actuators A-Physical, vol. 130, pp. 419-429, 2006
  65. A. Wittmann, M. Giovannini, J. Faist, L. Hvozdara, S. Blaser, D. Hofstetter, and E. Gini:
    “Room temperature, continuous wave operation of distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers with widely spaced operation frequencies”,
    Appl. Phys. Lett, vol. 89, 141116, 2006
  66. R. Wüest, D. Erni, P. Strasser, F. Robin, H. Jäckel, B. Buchler, A. F. Koenderink, V. Sandoghdar, and R. Harbers:
    “A standing-wave meter to measure dispersion and loss of photonic crystal waveguides,”
    Virt. J. Nanoscale Sci. &Technol., vol. 13, no. 1, 2006.
  67. L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, D.J. Bell, B.J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher:
    “Fabrication and Characterization of Freestanding Si/Cr Micro- and Nano-spirals”,
    Microelectron. Eng., vol. 83, pp. 1237-1240, 2006
  68. L. Zhang, E. Ruh, D. Grützmacher, L.X. Dong, D.J. Bell, B.J. Nelson, and C. Schönenberger:
    “Anomalous Coiling of SiGe/Si and SiGe/Si/Cr Helical Nanobelts”,
    Nano Lett., vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 1311-1317, 2006
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