Threshold gain and single-mode oscillation of two-dimensional photonic bandgap defect lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1420-1426

  Susa, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a Kashino Diverse Brain Research Laboratory of NTT Communication Science Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defect cavity; Defect laser; Dielectric periodic structure; Laser; Microcavity; Nano structure; Photonic crystal; Q factor; Single mode oscillation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042383224     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.958362     Document Type: Article

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