Ultralow lasing thresholds of π - Type supermodes in cyclic photonic molecules composed of submicron disks with monopole and dipole modes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 1993-1995

  Smotrova, Elena I ^a   Nosich, Alexander I ^a   Benson, Trevor M ^b   Sewell, Phillip ^b  

^a A USIKOV INSTITUTE OF RADIO PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dipole mode; Lasing eigenvalue problem; Linear threshold; Microcavity laser; Monopole mode; Photonic molecule

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LASERS; PHOTONS; RESONATORS;

DIPOLE MODE; LASING EIGENVALUE PROBLEM; LINEAR THRESHOLD; MICROCAVITY LASER; MONOPOLE MODE; PHOTONIC MOLECULE;

MOLECULES;

EID: 33749016818     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.882306     Document Type: Article

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