Size reduction of a semiconductor nanowire laser by using metal coating

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6468, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Maslov, A V ^a,c   Ning, C Z ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c Canon Development Americas Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference discretization; Lasers; Nanowires; Plasmons; Waveguide dispersion

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE DISCRETIZATION; NANOWIRE LASERS; SIZE REDUCTION; WAVEGUIDE DISPERSION;

COATING TECHNIQUES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; METALS; NANOWIRES; PERMITTIVITY; PLASMONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 34248591070     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.723786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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