Visible photoluminescence from planar amorphous silicon nitride microcavities

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2706-2711

  Serpenguzel A ^a   Aydinli, A ^a,b   Bek, A ^a,b   Gure M ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of California   (United States)

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EID: 0032347494     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.002706     Document Type: Article

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