Semiclassical theory of lasing in photonic crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2215-2223

  Florescu, Lucia ^a   Busch, Kurt ^b   John, Sajeev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; PHOTONS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038337988     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002215     Document Type: Article

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