Two-dimensional photonic band-gap defect mode laser

Science

Volumn 284, Issue 5421, 1999, Pages 1819-1821

  Painter, O ^a   Lee, R K ^a   Scherer, A ^a   Yariv, A ^a   O'Brien, J D ^b   Dapkus, P D ^b   Kim, I ^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; ENERGY GAP; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC BAND GAP DEFECT MODE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; LASER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; POLARIZATION;

ARSENIC; GALLIUM; INDIUM;

EID: 0033546064     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5421.1819     Document Type: Article

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