Optical microcavities

Nature

Volumn 424, Issue 6950, 2003, Pages 839-846

  Vahala, Kerry J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; QUANTUM OPTICS; VIDEODISKS;

MICROCAVITIES;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

GLASS FIBER;

OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ATOM; DEVICE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; LIGHT; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0042968717     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01939     Document Type: Review

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