In this paper we describe the results of prelimanary studies of the short-wavelength photoluminescence in CdTe subjected to anodic etching for the purpose of production subsurface leyers with a structure similar to that of porous silicon. The anodic etching of the p-CdTe single crystals was carried out in a solution of HF with an admixture of HNO_3. We observe for the first time the broad photoluminescence band in visible spectral region (h omega >Eg), which may be ude to both size effects and to the formation of layers which have a chemical composition different from CdTe at the surface.
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