Lasing mechanism in two-dimensional photonic crystal lasers

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-114

  Mekis, A ^a,b   Meier, M ^a   Dodabalapur, A ^a   Slusher, R E ^a   Joannopoulos, J D ^b  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); LASER MODES; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LASERS; VAN HOVE SINGULARITY;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0032675162     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003390050981     Document Type: Article

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