Room temperature photonic crystal defect lasers at near-infrared wavelengths in InGaAsP

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2082-2088

  Painter, O J ^a   Husain, A ^a   Scherer, A ^a   O'Brien, J D ^b   Kim, I ^b   Dapkus, P D ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ENERGY GAP; ETCHING; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DEFECT LASERS;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 0033354301     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.802998     Document Type: Article

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