Seeking the ultimate nanolaser

Science

Volumn 314, Issue 5797, 2006, Pages 260-261

  Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTONIC NANOSTRUCTURES;

PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

QUANTUM DOT;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LASER; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ARTIFACT; CRYSTAL; LASER; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 33750007579     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1131322     Document Type: Review

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17. I thank the CREST program of Japan Science and Technology Agency, IT program, and Grant-in-Aid of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for support.